8 Rebuilding the XFree86 Distribution

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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 site.def, type ``./mkmf'' and ``make'' to link the server. See /usr/X11R6/lib/Server/README for more info.

See INSTALL for instructions on unbundling and building the source distribution.

You should configure the distribution by editing xc/config/cf/xf86site.def before compiling. To compile the sources, invoke ``make World'' in the xc directory.

8.1 Console drivers

XFree86 3.1.0C has now a configuration option to select the console drivers to use in xf86site.def:

if you're using pccons put:


 #define XFree86ConsoleDefines -DPCCONS_SUPPORT

if you're using pcvt put:


 #define XFree86ConsoleDefines -DPCVT_SUPPORT

if you're using syscons put:


 #define XFree86ConsoleDefines -DSYSCONS_SUPPORT

if you're running codrv put:


 #define XFree86ConsoleDefines -DCODRV_SUPPORT

If you don't define XFree86ConsoleDefines in xf86site.def the pccons, pcvt and syscons drivers will be supported.

8.2 console.h and ioctl_pc.h files:

If you want to build a server supporting syscons or codrv and you don't already have the corresponding header files console.h and ioctl_pc.h installed in /usr/include/machine, then install the copies that are supplied in xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/etc. If you run NetBSD-current you probably want to install them in /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/include too, so that they get reinstalled each time you make install in /usr/src/include.

Another way to keep these files accessible is to make a symbolic link like this in the xc directory (suggested by Andrew Cagney cagney@highland.com.au):

ln -s programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/etc machine

If you have installed the syscons or codrv console drivers, these files should be taken from your installed version of the driver.

8.3 Support for shared libs under NetBSD 1.0

By default XFree86 3.1.1 builds for NetBSD 1.0 with shared libraries support. If you're building on 0.9 or don't want shared libraries add the following line to xf86site.def:

#define BuildBsdSharedLibs NO

8.4 Building on NetBSD/sparc

XFree86 3.1.1 now also compiles on NetBSD/sparc. The Sun server patches from Dennis Ferguson and Matthew Green have been integrated in xc/programs/Xserver/hw/sun. Small modifications to xf86site.def are needed:

Set all variables defining the servers to build to NO. (The variables controlling the Sun servers to build Xsun24Server, XsunServer and XsunMonoServer are defined at the end of NetBSD.cf.)

Set ServerToInstall to the sun server of your choice. (Xsun or XsunMono).

Look at other applicable options in the INSTALL document .

Problems with this port should be reported to the port-sparc@NetBSD.Org mailing list or directly to me matthieu@laas.fr rather than to the xfree86 mailing list.

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