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diff --git a/nixpkgs/doc/builders/packages/opengl.xml b/nixpkgs/doc/builders/packages/opengl.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..5f4433a28844 --- /dev/null +++ b/nixpkgs/doc/builders/packages/opengl.xml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xml:id="sec-opengl"> + <title>OpenGL</title> + + <para> + Packages that use OpenGL have NixOS desktop as their primary target. The current solution for loading the GPU-specific drivers is based on <literal>libglvnd</literal> and looks for the driver implementation in <literal>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</literal>. If you are using a non-NixOS GNU/Linux/X11 desktop with free software video drivers, consider launching OpenGL-dependent programs from Nixpkgs with Nixpkgs versions of <literal>libglvnd</literal> and <literal>mesa_drivers</literal> in <literal>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</literal>. For proprietary video drivers you might have luck with also adding the corresponding video driver package. + </para> +</section> |