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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!solace!nntp.uio.no!news.cais.net!bofh.dot!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!li.net!jwc From: jwc@newshost.li.net (John W. Carbone) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.i386unix,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: How to build X sever on FreeBSD Followup-To: comp.windows.x.i386unix,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Date: 15 May 1996 12:54:11 GMT Organization: LI Net (Long Island Network) Lines: 23 Message-ID: <4nck5j$r7i@linet06.li.net> References: <4n8qm8$gme@linet06.li.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: linet01.li.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.windows.x.i386unix:20017 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:19406 After discovering the "ServerOnly" document in ftp.xfree86.org in the same directory as X312servonly.tgz, I'm quite embarrassed how easy it is to build. In fact, the procedure is excruciating simple: 1. cd .../xc 2. edit config/cf/xf86site.def 3. make -f Makefile.ini World You now have a nice shiney new set of X servers. John W. Carbone (jwc@newshost.li.net) wrote: : What is the procedure for building the XFree86 servers from : the server only source? : I have read the README.FreeBSD, INSTALL, Readme for the XFree86 : 3.1.2 LinkKit, poured through imake, and Makefiles, FAQ's and : search the web pages of xfree86.org and freebsd.org. I may have : missed something, so any help at all will be GREATLY appreciated. : Thank you.