Subject: Re: port-alpha/31920: no XFree86 binary in alpha's xserver.tgz
To: None <gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 10/26/2005 20:13:05
On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 01:24:00PM +0000, reinoud@NetBSD.org wrote:
> >Number: 31920
> >Category: port-alpha
> >Synopsis: no XFree86 binary in alpha's xserver.tgz
> >Confidential: no
> >Severity: serious
> >Priority: medium
> >Responsible: port-alpha-maintainer
> >State: open
> >Class: change-request
> >Submitter-Id: net
> >Arrival-Date: Wed Oct 26 13:24:00 +0000 2005
> >Originator: Reinoud Zandijk
> >Release: NetBSD 3.99.9
> >Organization:
> NetBSD
>
> >Environment:
>
>
> System: NetBSD starbuck.kasbah 3.99.9 NetBSD 3.99.9 (GENERIC.me) #1: Sun Oct 9 03:10:18 CEST 2005 imago@starbuck.kasbah:/usr/sources/cvs.netbsd.org/src/sys/arch/alpha/compile/GENERIC.me alpha
> Architecture: alpha
> Machine: alpha
> >Description:
> The current autobuild system doesn't build and release the XFree86 xserver
> itself but only XdecNetBSD and XalphaNetBSD whereas PCI based Alpha
> machines like the DEC PWS 500au require the XFree86 server for the generic
> graphic cards also found in i386 machines.
>
> I'm currently running :
> XFree86 Version 4.4.0
> Release Date: 29 February 2004
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
> Build Operating System: NetBSD/alpha 2.0_RC4 [ELF] The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
> Build Date: 03 November 2004
>
> wich i once compiled from the source tree myself. Its running fine so i
> think its just not enabled by default.
FWIW, I also built a XFree86 server from the 3.0_BETA sources, and it works
fine on my AS255 with a S3 virge.
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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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