compiz on CentOS 5.4?

[Hlingler]

You would probably only be interested in re-building the *compiz*, emerald*, and *fusion* stuff, not the rest (unless forced by deps). RPM re-build prerequisites would include the standard compilers and such, as well as X11 development packages and related, and of course RPM build tools. Even so: yes, that's a fair amount of work. It appears to me that no particular re-build order is required - although I'd start with the basics (libcompizconfig, compiz, ccsm, and work up from there).

You might try the 32-bit stuff first, just for giggles, to see if there's any chance it might work (I might be wrong, you know...).

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[leigh123linux]

Originally Posted by Hlingler

You would probably only be interested in re-building the *compiz*, emerald*, and *fusion* stuff, not the rest (unless forced by deps). RPM re-build prerequisites would include the standard compilers and such, as well as X11 development packages and related, and of course RPM build tools. Even so: yes, that's a fair amount of work. It appears to me that no particular re-build order is required - although I'd start with the basics (libcompizconfig, compiz, ccsm, and work up from there).

You might try the 32-bit stuff first, just for giggles, to see if there's any chance it might work (I might be wrong, you know...).

V

Wrong.


Build order ( install as you build to meet deps, force is need for the main compiz package )

1. compiz
2 . bcop
3. plugins-main
4. plugins-extras
5. plugins-unsupported
6. libcompizconfig
7. compizconfig
8. ccsm
9. backends
10. fusion-icon
11. emerald
12. emerald-themes


The eyemagnet repo also contains other packages that need replacing i.e xorg server.

[Hlingler]

I stand corrected on that point. Actually: I'm personally much more interested to know for sure if 32-bit C-F is or is not workable on 64-bit OS.

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[KirkD]

So, I found that I can simply do:

yum install compiz

and along with a few changes to xorg.conf, I apparently have compiz installed and working. (This page gives the list of changes to xorg.conf: http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/Compiz

I don't seem to be able to find the settings manger, however. I tried yum install ccsm - no luck. If I do compiz --help, I get this:

Usage: compiz [--display DISPLAY] [--bg-image PNG] [--refresh-rate RATE]
[--fast-filter] [--indirect-rendering] [--direct-rendering]
[--strict-binding] [--xgl-binding] [--test-mode]
[--replace] [--sm-disable] [--sm-client-id ID] [--version]
[--help] [PLUGIN]...


Which doesn't tell me much. I'm currently searching for more useful information on executing it.

[Hlingler]

So: 32-bit C-F works on a 64-bit CentOS OS ? Wow - I'm surprised. That surely saves you a lot of goofing around anyway. Good stuff. Thanks for reporting.

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[KirkD]

I believe it is x86_64.

Name       : compiz
Arch       : x86_64
Version    : 0.0.13
Release    : 0.37.20060817git.el5.centos.1
Size       : 2.3 M
Repo       : installed
Summary    : OpenGL window and compositing manager
URL        : http://www.freedesktop.org/Software/compiz
License    : X11/MIT/GPL
Description: Compiz is one of the first OpenGL-accelerated compositing window
           : managers for the X Window System. The integration allows it to perform
           : compositing effects in window management, such as a minimization
           : effect and a cube workspace.  Compiz is an OpenGL compositing manager
           : that use Compiz use EXT_texture_from_pixmap OpenGL extension extension
           : for binding redirected top-level windows to texture objects.

[Hlingler]

Ah: you installed the "stock" C-F stuff from the CentOS repos, not that eyemagnet repo - I assumed from the beginning that you had already tried the "stock" stuff and either didn't find it, or found it lacking.

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[leigh123linux]

You could get beryl from the karan repo.

[KirkD]

You are exactly right, Hlinger. The stock compiz is less than impressive. Less than interesting, actually. It seems to only supply wobbly windows and desktop cube. I want my desktop snow storm! 8^)

I may revisit the rebuilding again...