nvidia-config-display should manage nvidia libGL enablement

[Matt McCutchen]

[I just noticed this reply since I had list delivery disabled.]

On Tue, 2009-10-13 at 10:37 +0000, Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> On 10/13/2009 10:29 AM, Matt McCutchen wrote:
> > Nicolas,
> >
> > I'm continuing the discussion from
> > https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=860 here at your request.
> >
> > I propose that nvidia-config-display should manage the enablement of the
> > nvidia libGL along with the X driver, instead of leaving the nvidia
> > libGL enabled all the time.  This will allow GL programs to work when
> > the nvidia driver is disabled using another installed GL library, such
> > as mesa.
> -1
> 
> The nvidia GL libs are supposed to be the system libGL,

That makes no sense to me.  Fedora provides mesa as the system libGL
because it works with all X servers.  The nvidia libGL is specialized to
the nvidia X driver, so I would expect it to be used when it is
applicable, and not otherwise.

> i.e. they are 
> not something any user nor application should ever have to deal with.

I don't get your point.  Assuming somebody is running
nvidia-config-display (either the user or the magic initscript), having
it automatically manage the library enablement would in fact increase
transparency to users who want their GL apps to just work.

RPM Fusion folks, if you decline to support the use of GL apps while
nvidia is installed but disabled, that's your decision.  But don't try
to tell me it's not an issue.

-- 
Matt