On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Mark Brinicombe wrote:

: > The Shark server is not in xsrc (yet?).  This is partly because Mark wanted
: > to redo the Acorn server to use XF86.  The backshot of this is that building
: > X sets for arm32 probably won't be very useful.
: 
: I think Chris originally had some reasons about not merging the shark x
: server patches but I don't remember.

Yes; he said he would try to figure out a `better API' for accessing the
video h/w (see mail on another list).  Nothing yet that I've heard, and this
was back in July, unfortunately.

: > Yes, I can probably see if I can forward-port the patchball I have and get
: > it in.
: I beleive that the shark patches no longer cleanly apply and will need
: to be applied manually etc.

Think "cvs co at that date, apply, and cvs update".  8-)

In any case, I am not hedging bets for the Shark stuff for 1.4, but will try
to get it in for a "new build" of arm32 X sets at a later date.

-- 
-- Todd Vierling (Personal tv@pobox.com; Bus. todd_vierling@xn.xerox.com)