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From: Alyssa Ross <hi@alyssa.is>
To: devel@spectrum-os.org
Cc: Cole Helbling <cole.e.helbling@outlook.com>
Subject: [PATCH doc] Add note about spectrum-vm Mesa version mismatches
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:08:21 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210624120821.78123-1-hi@alyssa.is> (raw)

Cc: Cole Helbling <cole.e.helbling@outlook.com>
---
 developer-manual.adoc | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/developer-manual.adoc b/developer-manual.adoc
index da37ef0..9db8b3c 100644
--- a/developer-manual.adoc
+++ b/developer-manual.adoc
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ spectrumPackages.spectrum-vm --run spectrum-vm` in a terminal, which
 will start up an instance of crosvm from Nixpkgs running Wayfire in a
 new window.
 
+****
+If no Wayfire window appears, and you see error messages about EGL,
+the cause is likely to be a mismatch between the Mesa version on your
+host system, and the one Spectrum's Nixpkgs.  If Spectrum's Mesa is
+out of date, please report it using any of the project's
+https://spectrum-os.org/participating.html[communication channels].
+****
+
 ****
 Be advised that Wayfire's default keymap is set to Dvorak
 https://spectrum-os.org/git/nixpkgs/tree/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spectrum/rootfs/default.nix[inside
-- 
2.31.1


             reply	other threads:[~2021-06-24 12:08 UTC|newest]

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