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From: blymn@awadi.com.au (Brett Lymn (master of the siren))
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.i386unix,comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Has anybody built XFree86-2.0 on NetBSD-current (Jan 2)?
Date: 23 Jan 1994 07:42:59 GMT
Organization: AWA Defence Industries Pty. Ltd.
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In-reply-to: scottr@news.plexus.com's message of 15 Jan 1994 11:06:22 -0600

>>>>> "Scott" == Scott Reynolds <scottr@news.plexus.com> writes:
In article <2h97qe$of1@aspen.plexus.com> scottr@news.plexus.com (Scott Reynolds) writes:


Scott> When I try to compile a new server, I ran across two files that
Scott> appar- ently were, but are no longer, in the
Scott> /usr/include/machine directory: ioctl_pc.h and console.h.  OK,
Scott> no problem, I do have a machine/pccons.h, and it solves most of
Scott> the problems.  Then I get to server/ddx/
Scott> x386/common/x386Events.c, and the build fails because I don't
Scott> have an ioctl(..., VT_ACTIVATE, ...).  If I understand it
Scott> correctly, the code allows support for multiple virtual
Scott> displays if the OS supports it.

I had the same problem.  Eventually I found the files in
server/ddx/x386/etc, I installed the files in the place that XFree
expected them and it compiled without a problem.  Maybe this should be
in the FAQ????

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Brett Lymn