From 15448d306f1dfc0e0445acb7fd7baf17225eeb13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DrChat Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 14:11:23 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] [Doc] Update Linux building documentation --- docs/building.md | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/building.md b/docs/building.md index 842a53156..1132e10ba 100644 --- a/docs/building.md +++ b/docs/building.md @@ -49,18 +49,49 @@ sudo -E apt-add-repository -y "ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test" curl -sSL "http://llvm.org/apt/llvm-snapshot.gpg.key" | sudo -E apt-key add - echo "deb http://llvm.org/apt/precise/ llvm-toolchain-precise main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list > /dev/null sudo -E apt-get -yq update &>> ~/apt-get-update.log -sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --force-yes install clang-3.8 clang-format-3.8 +sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --force-yes install clang-4.0 clang-format-4.0 ``` You will also need some development libraries. To get them on an ubuntu system: ``` -sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-dev libpthread-stubs0-dev liblz4-dev libglew-dev libx11-dev +sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-dev libpthread-stubs0-dev liblz4-dev libglew-dev libx11-dev libvulkan-dev libc++-dev libc++abi-dev ``` In addition, you will need the latest OpenGL libraries and drivers for your hardware. Intel and the open source drivers are not supported as they do not yet support OpenGL 4.5. +#### Linux NVIDIA Vulkan Drivers + +You'll need to install the latest NVIDIA drivers to enable Vulkan support on Linux. + +First, remove all existing NVIDIA drivers: + +``` +sudo apt-get purge nvidia* +``` + +Add the graphics-drivers PPA to your system: + +``` +sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers +sudo apt update +``` + +Install the NVIDIA drivers (newer ones may be released after 387; check online): + +``` +sudo apt install nvidia-387 +``` + +Either reboot the computer, or inject the NVIDIA drivers: + +``` +sudo rmmod nouveau +sudo modprobe nvidia +``` + ## Running To make life easier you can use `--flagfile=myflags.txt` to specify all -arguments, including using `--target=my.xex` to pick an executable. +arguments, including using `--target=my.xex` to pick an executable. You +can also specify `--log_file=stdout` to log to stdout rather than a file.