The following reply was made to PR port-alpha/31920; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: port-alpha-maintainer@NetBSD.org, gnats-admin@NetBSD.org,
	netbsd-bugs@NetBSD.org
Subject: Re: port-alpha/31920: no XFree86 binary in alpha's xserver.tgz
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:13:05 +0200

 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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