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diff --git a/sgml/OpenBSD.sgml b/sgml/OpenBSD.sgml index 37d274f..142ae16 100644 --- a/sgml/OpenBSD.sgml +++ b/sgml/OpenBSD.sgml @@ -1,10 +1,16 @@ -<!DOCTYPE linuxdoc PUBLIC "-//XFree86//DTD linuxdoc//EN"> +<!DOCTYPE linuxdoc PUBLIC "-//XFree86//DTD linuxdoc//EN" [ +<!ENTITY % defs SYSTEM "defs.ent"> %defs; +]> <article> -<title>README for XFree86 3.3.2 on OpenBSD +<title>README for XFree86 &relvers; on OpenBSD <author> Matthieu Herrb -<Date>Last modified on: 20 February 1998 +<Date>Last modified on: 9 November 2002 + +<ident> +$XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/OpenBSD.sgml,v 1.30 2003/02/25 19:31:01 dawes Exp $ +</ident> <toc> @@ -12,66 +18,131 @@ Matthieu Herrb <sect>What and Where is XFree86? <p> -XFree86 3.3.2 is a port of X11R6.3 that supports several versions of -Intel-based Unix. It is derived from X386 1.2, which was the X server -distributed with X11R5. This release consists of many new features -and performance improvements as well as many bug fixes. The release -is available as source patches against the X Consortium X11R6.3 code, as -well as binary distributions for many architectures. +XFree86 is an Open Source version of the X Window System that supports +several UNIX(R) and UNIX-like operating systems (such as Linux, the BSDs +and Solaris x86) on Intel and other platforms. This version is compatible +with X11R6.6. See the <htmlurl url="COPYRIGHT.html" name="Copyright Notice">. -The sources for XFree86 are available by anonymous ftp from: +<![ %notsnapshot [ +The sources for XFree86 &relvers; are available by anonymous ftp from: -<htmlurl name="ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86/current" -url="ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86/current"> +<htmlurl name="ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86/&relvers;" +url="ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86/&relvers;"> -Binaries for OpenBSD 2.2 are available from: +Binaries for OpenBSD/i386 3.2 and later are available from: -<htmlurl name="ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86/current/binaries/" -url="ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86/current/binaries/OpenBSD"> +<htmlurl name="ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86/&relvers;/binaries/OpenBSD" +url="ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86/&relvers;/binaries/OpenBSD"> A list of mirror sites is provided by -<htmlurl name="ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86/MIRRORS" -url="ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86/MIRRORS"> +<htmlurl name="http://www.xfree86.org/MIRRORS.shtml" +url="http://www.xfree86.org/MIRRORS.shtml"> +]]> <p> -XFree86 3.3.2 also builds on other OpenBSD architectures. See section +XFree86 also builds on other OpenBSD architectures. See section <ref id="otherarch" name="Building on other architectures"> for details. <sect>Bug Reports for This Document <p> -Send email to <em/matthieu@laas.fr/ (Matthieu Herrb) or -<em/XFree86@XFree86.org/ if you have comments or suggestions about +Send email to <email>herrb@xfree86.org</email> (Matthieu Herrb) or +<email>XFree86@XFree86.org</email> if you have comments or suggestions about this file and we'll revise it. -<sect>New features in this release +<sect>New OS dependent features +<p> +See the <htmlurl url="RELNOTES.html" name="Release Notes"> for +non-OS dependent new features in XFree86 &relvers;. + +<sect1>New OS related features in 4.3 +<p> +<itemize> +<item>Support for some VGA cards on OpenBSD/alpha +</itemize> + +<sect1>New OS dependent features in 4.2 +<p> +<itemize> +<item>Support for OpenBSD/macppc on the ATI Rage128 based +Power Macintoshes. +<item>Support for building clients on OpenBSD/sparc64. +</itemize> + +<sect1>New OS dependent features in 4.0.3 +<p> +<itemize> +<item>Support for the wscons console driver in post 2.8 OpenBSD. +<item>A fix for multi-threaded libraries support. +</itemize> + +<sect1>New OS dependent features in 4.0.2 +<p> +<itemize> +<item>Support for the OpenBSD ports tree, +<item>Preliminary support for the macppc architecture (clients build +and work, the server doesn't work yet), +<item>xdm now writes an utmp entry, +<item>startx now creates an Xauthority magic cookie for the display. +</itemize> + +<sect1>New OS dependent features in 4.0.1 <p> -<enum> -<item>See the <htmlurl url="RELNOTES.html" name="Release Notes"> for -non-OS dependent new features in XFree86 3.3.2. -</enum> +<itemize> +<item>Several features from the OpenBSD X11 tree were merged into xdm: +<itemize> +<item> support for Kerberos IV authentication +<item>use the arc4random(4) random number generator +<item>add a new resource "allowRootLogin", which can be used to disable + root logins through xdm +<item>log failed logins to syslogd +<item>verify that the shell is valid using /etc/shell +<item>verify that the account hasn't expired +</itemize> +<item>The Xsun server can be built again on OpenBSD/sparc. +</itemize> + +<sect1>New OS dependent features in 4.0 +<p> +<itemize> +<item>Multi-thread safe libraries are built by default on OpenBSD 2.6 + and later, +<item>Preliminary APM support. +</itemize> + +<sect1>New OS dependent features in 3.9.18 +<p> +<itemize> +<item>Support for USB mices has been added on OpenBSD. +<item>Soft-booting secondary cards through the int10 BIOS interface is +now possible using the x86emu real mode emulator. +</itemize> + +<sect1>New OS dependent features in 3.9.17 +<p> +<itemize> +<item><em>Silken mouse</em> is supported for serial mices, and, under +post 2.6 OpenBSD-current for PS/2 mices. +<item>MTRR Write Combining is enabled under post 2.6 OpenBSD-current. +</itemize> <sect>Installing the Binaries <p> -Refer to section 5 of the <htmlurl url="RELNOTES.html" name="Release -Notes"> for detailed installation instructions. +Refer to the <htmlurl url="Install.html" name="Installation Document"> +for detailed installation instructions. <sect>Configuring X for Your Hardware - <p> -The <tt/XF86Config/ file tells the X server what kind of monitor, +The <tt>/etc/X11/XF86Config</tt> file tells the X server what kind of +monitor, video card and mouse you have. You <em/must/ create it to tell the server what specific hardware you have. <p> -XFree86 3.2 introduced a new, user-friendly configuration utility -called <bf/XF86Setup/. It has to be run as root. Refer to its -documentation for details about its use. -<p> You'll need info on your hardware: <itemize> <item>Your mouse type, baud rate and its /dev entry. @@ -79,21 +150,15 @@ You'll need info on your hardware: <item>Your monitor's sync frequencies. </itemize> - The recommended way to generate an <tt/XF86Config/ file is to use the -<tt/XF86Setup/ utility. The xf86config text utility is still there -for the (few) cases where XF86Setup can't be used. Also, there is a +<tt/xf86cfg/ utility. The xf86config text utility is still there +for the (few) cases where xf86cfg can't be used. Also, there is a sample file installed as <tt>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config.eg</tt>, which can be used as a starting point. -For details about the <tt/XF86Config/ file format, refer to the -<em>XF86Config(5)</em> manual page. -In order to protect your hardware from damage, the server will no -longer read <tt>XF86Config</tt> files from a user's home directory, -but requires that it be in <tt>/etc/XF86Config</tt>, -<tt>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config.hostname</tt> or -<tt>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config</tt>. +For details about the <tt/XF86Config/ file format, refer to the +<em><htmlurl name="XF86Config(5)" url="XF86Config.5.html"></em> manual page. Once you've set up a XF86Config file, you can fine tune the video modes with the <tt>xvidtune</tt> utility. @@ -101,115 +166,44 @@ modes with the <tt>xvidtune</tt> utility. <sect1>About mouse configuration <p> -If your serial mouse does not work try using <tt>kermit</tt> or -<tt>tip</tt> to connect to the mouse serial port and verify that it -does indeed generate characters. -<p> -The OpenBSD pms driver provides both "raw" and "cooked" -(translated) modes. "raw" mode does not do protocol translation, so -XFree86 would use the <bf>PS/2</bf> protocol for talking to the device -in that mode. "cooked" mode is the old BusMouse translation. -By default, the driver runs in "cooked" mode. It can be switched using -ioctls or by opening the first minor device which is <tt>/dev/psm0</tt>. -<p> -Only standard PS/2 mice are supported by this driver. Newest PS/2 -mice that send more than three bytes at a time (especially -intellimouse, or mouseman+ with a "3D" roller) are not supported yet. +XFree86 &relvers; has support for the mouse driver included in +the new <bf/wscons/ console driver introduced by OpenBSD-2.9. +Specify ``<tt/wsmouse/'' as the protocol and +``<tt>/dev/wsmouse0</tt>'' as the device in <tt>/etc/X11/XF86Config</tt> +if you're using OpenBSD-2.9 or later with a PS/2 or USB mouse. <p> See <htmlurl url="mouse.html" name="README.mouse"> for general instruction on mouse configuration in XFree86. -<sect1>Other input devices -<p> -XFree86 supports the dynamic loading of drivers for external -input devices using the <tt/XInput/ extension. Currently supported -devices are: -<itemize> -<item>Joystick (<tt/xf86Jstk.so/) -<item>Wacom tablets (Wacom IV protocol only, <tt/xf86Wacom.so/) -<item>SummaSketch tablets (<tt/xf86Summa.so/) -<item>Elographics touchscreen (<tt/xf86Elo.so/) -</itemize> -To use a specific device, add the line -<tscreen> -<tt/load/ <tt/"/<em/module/<tt/"/ -</tscreen> -in the <bf/Module/ section of <tt/XF86Config/, where <em/module/ is -the name of the <tt/.so/ file corresponding to your device. -You also need to set up a <bf/XInput/ section in <tt/XF86Config/. -Refer to the <em>XF86Config(5)</em> man page for detailed -configuration instructions. -<p> -You can then change the device used to drive the X pointer with the -<em/xsetpointer(1)/ command. -<p> -For joystick support, you'll need to enable the joystick device -driver in the kernel. See <em/joy(4)/ for details. +<sect>Running X -<sect1>Configuring PEX and XIE extensions <p> -The PEX and XIE extensions are supported as external modules. -If you want to have access to these extensions, add the following -lines to the <bf/Module/ section of <tt/XF86Config/: -<tscreen><verb> - load "pex5.so" - load "xie.so" -</verb></tscreen> -<sect>Installing Xdm, the display manager +<sect1>Starting xdm, the display manager <p> -The file <tt>xc/lib/Xdmcp/WrapHelp.c</tt> is not available in -France (where the binary distribution is built) so support for -XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 is not included here. You'll have to get -WrapHelp.c and rebuild xdm after having set <tt/HasXdmAuth/ in -<tt/host.def/. - -The file is available within the US; for -details see <htmlurl name="ftp.x.org:/pub/R6/xdm-auth/README" -url="ftp://ftp.x.org/pub/R6/xdm-auth/README">. - To start the display manager, log in as root on the console and type: ``<tt/xdm -nodaemon/''. -You can start xdm automatically on bootup un-commenting the following -code in <tt>/etc/rc.local</tt>: - +You can start xdm automatically on bootup by changing the line <tscreen><verb> - if [ -x /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm ]; then - echo -n ' xdm'; /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm - fi +xdm_flags=NO # for normal use: xdm_flags="" </verb></tscreen> - -On the default OpenBSD 2.2 installation, you will also need to create -the virtual console device for the X server: +to: <tscreen><verb> -cd /dev - ./MAKEDEV ttyC5 +xdm_flags="" # for normal use: xdm_flags="" </verb></tscreen> - -It's also better to specify explicitly the virtual console to be used -by the X server. If you're experimenting keyboards lockup with xdm, in -<tt>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers</tt>, replace the line: -<tscreen><verb> -:0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X -</verb></tscreen> -by: -<tscreen><verb> -:0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X vt06 -</verb></tscreen> - -<sect>Running X +in <tt>/etc/rc.conf</tt>. <p> -8mb of memory is a recommended minimum for running X. The server, -window manager and an xterm take about 4 Mb of memory themselves. On -a 4Mb system that would leave nothing left over for other applications -like gcc that expect a few meg free. X will work with 4Mb of memory, -but in practice compilation while running X can take 5 or 10 times as -long due to constant paging. +Note that the binary distributions of XFree86 for OpenBSD on +ftp.xfree86.org and its mirrors don't include +support for the XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 protocol, because of the US export +rules. +<sect1>Running X without the display manager +<p> The easiest way for new users to start X windows is to type: ``<tt/startx >& startx.log/''. Error messages are lost unless you redirect them because the server takes over the screen. @@ -226,224 +220,127 @@ To make sure X support is enabled under OpenBSD, the following line must be in your config file in <tt>/sys/arch/i386/conf</tt>: <tscreen> - options XSERVER + option APERTURE </tscreen> -The server supports the two standard OpenBSD/i386 -console drivers: pccons and pcvt. They are detected at runtime and no -configuration of the server itself is required. - - +<sect1>Console drivers <p> -The pcvt console driver is now the default in OpenBSD. It offers -several virtual consoles and international keyboard support. +The server supports the standard OpenBSD/i386 +console drivers: pcvt and wscons. They are detected at runtime and no +configuration of the server itself is required. <p> -When not using XKB, the server can read the actual keymap from -the keyboard driver and use to build the X keymap. Be sure to use -``<tt/RightAlt ModeShift/'' in <tt/XF86Config/ to have the right <bf/Alt/ key -behave as <bf/AltGr/. +The pcvt console driver is the default in OpenBSD up to OpenBSD 2.8. +It offers several virtual consoles and international keyboard support. <p> -Syscons and codrv are not bundled with OpenBSD. They are available by -anonymous FTP from a number of sites. They are not supported by the -XFree86 binary distribution anymore. You can compile support for them -by adding -DSYSCONS_SUPPORT or -DCODRV_SUPPORT to -<tt/XFree86ConsoleDefines/ in <tt/xf86site.def/. See the section <ref -id="console-drivers" name="Console drivers"> for details. - - +OpenBSD 2.9 and later has switched to the wscons console +driver. This console driver has a pcvt compatibility mode for X +support. <sect1>Aperture Driver <p> By default OpenBSD includes the BSD 4.4 kernel security -feature that disable access to the <tt>/dev/mem</tt> device when in -multi-users mode. But XFree86 servers can take advantage (or require) -linear access to the display memory. - -The P9000, Mach64 and AGX servers require linear memory access, other -accelerated servers can take advantage of it, but do not require it. -Some drivers in the SVGA server require linear memory access too, -notably the Matrox driver. - -There are two ways to allow XFree86 to access linear memory: -<enum> -<item>Disable the kernel security feature by adding - `option INSECURE' in the kernel configuration file and build a new - kernel. - -In OpenBSD 2.2 and later, you will also need to comment out the line -initializing <tt/securelevel/ to 1 in <tt>/etc/rc.securelevel</tt>. +feature that disables access to the <tt>/dev/mem</tt> device when in +multi-user mode. But the XFree86 server requires +linear access to the display memory in most cases. - -<item>Install the aperture driver: -<enum> -<item> The first step is highly dependent from your exact operating -system version: -<itemize> -<item> OpenBSD 2.0 - <p> - Use the aperture driver from /usr/lkm: - - add the following lines to the end of <tt>/etc/rc.local</tt>: +OpenBSD now requires the aperture driver to be enabled for all X +servers, because the aperture driver also controls access to the +I/O ports of the video boards. +<p> +To enable the aperture driver, once included in the kernel, set <tscreen><verb> - KERNDIR=/usr/lkm - if [ -f ${KERNDIR}/ap.o ]; then - modload -o ${KERNDIR}/ap -e ap -p ${KERNDIR}/apinstall ${KERNDIR}/ap.o - fi +machdep.allowaperture=2 </verb></tscreen> - -<item> OpenBSD 2.1, 2.2 - <p> - Uncomment the lines loading the aperture driver from - <tt>/etc/rc.securelevel</tt> - -<item> OpenBSD-current - <p> - In addition to the loadable kernel module, you can now use an - in-kernel aperture driver. Add 'option APERTURE' to your kernel - configuration file, build and install the new kernel and run - <tt>./MAKEDEV std</tt> in <tt>/dev</tt>. Edit - <tt>/etc/sysctl.conf</tt> to set the variable - <bf>machdep.allowaperture</bf> to 1. -</itemize> - -<item> Reboot your system. XFree86 will auto-detect the aperture - driver if available. -</enum> - - <bf/Warning:/ if you boot another kernel than <tt>/bsd</tt>, - loadable kernel modules can crash your system. Always boot in - single user mode when you want to run another kernel. - +in <tt>/etc/sysctl.conf</tt>. See the +<htmlurl name="xf86(4)" url="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=xf86&apropos=0&sektion=4&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html"> +manual page for details. +<p> +Another (less recommended) way to enable linear memory and I/O ports +access is to disable the kernel security feature by +initializing <tt/securelevel/ to -1 in <tt>/etc/rc.securelevel</tt>. <p> <quote> - <bf/Caveat:/ the aperture driver only allows one access at a time - (so that the system is in the same security state once X is - launched). This means that if you run multiple servers on multiples - VT, only the first one will have linear memory access. - Use 'option INSECURE' if you need more that one X server at a time. +<bf/Caveat:/ the aperture driver only allows one access at a time +(so that the system is in the same security state once X is +launched). This means that if you run multiple servers on multiple +virtual terminals, only the first one will have linear memory access. +Set <tt/securelevel/ to -1 if you need more that one X server at a time. </quote> -</enum> - - <sect1>MIT-SHM <p> OpenBSD supports System V shared memory. If XFree86 detects this support in your kernel, it will support the MIT-SHM extension. - To add support for system V shared memory to your kernel add the - lines: - -<tscreen><verb> - # System V-like IPC - options SYSVMSG - options SYSVSEM - options SYSVSHM -</verb></tscreen> - - to your kernel config file. Then from <tt>/sys/arch/i386/config</tt>, type: - -<tscreen><verb> - # rm -f ../compile/<KERNEL-NAME>/* - # config <KERNEL-NAME> - # cd ../compile/<KERNEL-NAME> - # make depend - # make -</verb></tscreen> - - Then install your new kernel and re-boot: - -<tscreen><verb> - # cp /bsd /obsd - # cp bsd / - # reboot -</verb></tscreen> - - <sect> Rebuilding the XFree86 Distribution -<p> -The server link kit allow you to rebuild just the X server with a -minimum amount of disk space. Just unpack it, make the appropriate -changes to the <tt/xf86site.def/, type ``<tt>./mkmf</tt>'' and -``<tt/make/'' to link the server. See <tt>/usr/X11R6/lib/Server/README</tt> -for more info. - -See <htmlurl url="INSTALL.html" name="INSTALL"> for instructions on -unbundling and building the source distribution. - You should configure the distribution by editing -<tt>xc/config/cf/xf86site.def</tt> before compiling. To compile the +<tt>xc/config/cf/host.def</tt> before compiling. To compile the sources, invoke ``<tt/make World/'' in the xc directory. -<sect1>Console drivers<label id="console-drivers"> +<p> +Note that OpenBSD project now has its own source tree, based on +the XFree86 source tree, with some local modifications. You may want +to start with this tree to rebuild from sources. The OpenBSD XF4 +source tree is available by anoncvs from all OpenBSD anoncvs +servers. See <htmlurl url="http://www.openbsd.org/anoncvs.html" +name="http://www.openbsd.org/anoncvs.html"> for details on anoncvs. + +<label id="otherarch"> + +<p> +XFree86 also compiles on other OpenBSD architectures. +<sect1>XFree86 on OpenBSD/alpha <p> -XFree86 3.3.2 has a configuration option to select the console -drivers to use in <tt/xf86site.def/: +The XFree86 server is known to work on some VGA cards in alpha +machines that support BWX I/O, with OpenBSD 3.2 and higher. +<p> +The following cards have been successfully tested for now: <itemize> -<item> if you're using pccons put: -<tscreen><verb> - #define XFree86ConsoleDefines -DPCCONS_SUPPORT -</verb></tscreen> -<item>if you're using pcvt put: -<tscreen><verb> - #define XFree86ConsoleDefines -DPCVT_SUPPORT -</verb></tscreen> -<item>if you're using syscons put: -<tscreen><verb> - #define XFree86ConsoleDefines -DSYSCONS_SUPPORT -</verb></tscreen> -<item>if you're running codrv put: -<tscreen><verb> - #define XFree86ConsoleDefines -DCODRV_SUPPORT -</verb></tscreen> +<item>3DLabs Permedia 2 (8, 15, 16 and 24 bits depth) +<item>ATI Rage Pro (works with 'Option "NoAccel"') +<item>Cirrus Logic CL5430 (works with 'Option "NoAccel"') +<item>Cirrus Logic GD5446 (8, 16 and 24 bits depth) +<item>Matrox MGA 2064 (8, 16 and 24 bits depth) </itemize> -If you don't define <bf/XFree86ConsoleDefines/ in <tt/xf86site.def/ the -pccons and pcvt drivers will be supported. - - -<sect1>console.h and ioctl_pc.h files: - <p> -If you want to build a server supporting codrv and you -don't already have the corresponding header file -<tt/ioctl_pc.h/ installed in <tt>/usr/include/machine</tt>, then -install the copy that is supplied in -<tt>xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/etc</tt>. If you run -OpenBSD-current you probably want to install it in -<tt>/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/include</tt> too, so that it get -reinstalled each time you run <tt/make includes/. - -If you have installed the codrv console driver, this -file should be taken from your installed version of the driver. - -The <tt/console.h/ file for syscons isn't distributed with XFree86 -anymore. You should get it from the syscons distribution. - - -<sect1>Building on other architectures<label id="otherarch"> +Note that this version of XFree86 doesn't work on TGA cards. The +version shipped with OpenBSD 3.1 and higher includes an OS-specific +driver <em/wsfb/ that is used to support TGA cards. +<sect1>XFree86 on OpenBSD/macppc <p> -XFree86 3.3.2 also compiles on other OpenBSD architectures. - -The XFree86 servers can also been built on OpenBSD/mips. The S3 server -has been tested on an Acer Mips system with a S3/928 board. Contact -Per Fogelstrom (pefo@OpenBSD.org) for details. +The XFree86 server is currently known to work on the G4 Macs and new +iBooks with ATI Rage 128 cards running OpenBSD 3.0 or later. +Other machines are more or less untested. Earlier OpenBSD versions +lack some kernel support for it. +<p> +Use xf86config to build a /etc/X11/XF86Config file before starting +the server for the first time. +<p> +For the Titanium Powerbook G4, you can try the following mode line in +<tt>/etc/X11/XF86Config</tt> to match the flat panel resolution: -The Xsun server patches from Dennis Ferguson and Matthew Green for -NetBSD have been integrated in -<tt>xc/programs/Xserver/hw/sun</tt>. The Xsun server can be built on -the sparc and the sun3. +<tscreen><verb> +Modeline "1152x768" 64.995 1152 1213 1349 1472 768 771 777 806 -HSync -VSync +</verb></tscreen> -The client side of XFree86 also builds on the alpha, pmax, amiga, -mac68k and mvme68k architectures. +<sect1>XFree86 on OpenBSD/sparc +<p> +OpenBSD 3.2 on sparc switched to the wscons device driver and now uses +the OS specific <em/wsfb/ driver in the XFree86 server. This driver is +not included in XFree86 4.3. Please use the version shipped with +OpenBSD instead. -Problems with this port should be reported directly to the OpenBSD -mailing lists rather than to the xfree86 mailing list. +<sect1>XFree86 on OpenBSD/sparc64 +<p> +This version of XFree68 only has support for X clients on +OpenBSD/sparc64. Note that the version shipped with OpenBSD also has +support for the X server on both SBus and PCI based machines. <sect>Building New X Clients @@ -456,33 +353,21 @@ necessary and type ``<tt/make/''. Whenever you install additional man pages you should update <tt/whatis.db/ by running ``<tt>makewhatis /usr/X11R6/man</tt>''. -To avoid the ``Virtual memory exhausted'' message from cc while -compiling, increase the data and stack size limits (in csh type ``<tt/limit -datasize 32M/'' and ``<tt/limit stacksize 16M/''). - - <sect> Thanks <p> -Many thanks to: -<itemize> -<item><bf/Pace Willison/ for providing the initial port to 386BSD. -<item><bf/Amancio Hasty/ for fixing cursor restoration, mouse bugs -and many others. -<item><bf/Christoph Robitschko/ for fixing <tt/com.c/ and thus select(). -<item><bf/Nate Williams/ for the patchkit support for X. -<item><bf/Rod Grimes/ and <bf/Jack Velte/ of Walnut Creek Cdrom for use - of their machines in preparing the FreeBSD binary release. -</itemize> - -<verb> -$XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/OpenBSD.sgml,v 1.1.2.5 1998/02/26 13:59:07 dawes Exp $ - - - - - -$Xorg: OpenBSD.sgml,v 1.3 2000/08/17 19:51:02 cpqbld Exp $ -</verb> +Many thanks to all people who contributed to make XFree86 work on +*BSD, in particular: +<bf/David Dawes/, +<bf/Todd Fries/, +<bf/Rod Grimes/, +<bf/Charles Hannum/, +<bf/Amancio Hasty/, +<bf/Christoph Robitschko/, +<bf/Matthias Scheler/, +<bf/Michael Smith/, +<bf/Ignatios Souvatzis/, +<bf/Jack Velte/, +<bf/Nate Williams/ and +<bf/Pace Willison/. </article> - |