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From: veit@borneo.gmd.de (Holger Veit)
Subject: Re: Compiling XFree86-1.3 Server under NetBSD-0.9
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>Has anyone been able to compile Xfree86-1.3 under NetBSD-0.9? When
>I tried to do it it bombed out compiling the server. Specifically,
>the directory server/ddx/i386/common was where I has problems. It seems
>the code wants to make some undefined ioctl()'s. I believe that these
>ioctl()'s are defined if codrv is compiled into the kernel, but I was under
>the impression that Xfree86-1.3 would work if only the pccons driver was
>available. I would include the codrv driver into my kernel, but since
>NetBSD-0.9 has changed the way things are done in device drivers, codrv
>won't just plug in and play.
>
>Is this a problem with Xfree86-1.3, NetBSD-0.9 or me?
>
>Steve
I'll send you a personal answer soon on this problem, but here
is a general reply on this:
(RTFM :-)) In the server/etc directory there is a public copy of
ioctl_pc.h, to be installed in /usr/include/sys, despite of whether
you have codrv or not. This defines ioctls that are required for
compiling the xserver, independently of whether they are actually
called. The xserver finds out about your console driver and
accesses the correct functions only.
This should help you to compile the xserver for pccons in the moment.
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