  Installation Guide for XFree86 3.1.1
  David Dawes
  15 January 1995

  1.  Building XFree86


       NOTE:  Refer to the appropriate OS-specific README file
       before attempting to build XFree86.  These files contain
       additional information that you may need to successfully
       build under your OS.



  We highly recommend using GCC-2 to build XFree86.  Do not use version
  2.6.0 or 2.4.x versions prior to 2.4.5 due to bugs that cause either
  build or execution failures.  Most of the XFree86 3.1.1 binary kits
  are built with GCC 2.4.5, 2.5.8 or 2.6.3.  Use of GCC's -m486 option
  will yield approximately 5% better performance on a 486, with no
  degradation (other than larger binaries) on a 386.  (gcc-2 is
  available from prep.ai.mit.edu and other sites archiving GNU source.)


     1. You need the following:


        o  X Consortium X11R6 distribution with fixes 01-11 applied.

        o  XFree86-3.1.1.diff.gz

        o  XFree86-contrib-3.1.1.diff.gz (an optional patch for some of
           the X Consortium's ``contrib'' distribution)

        o  If upgrading from XFree86 version 3.1 you will only need the
           3.1-3.1.1.diff.gz patch, and optionally the
           contrib-3.1-3.1.1.diff.gz patch.

        o  The full XFree86 source tree requires about 110MB.  An
           additional 110MB (more for OSs without shared libraries) is
           required to build everything.  About 45-55MB (for OSs with
           shared libraries) is required to install the full
           distribution.  It is possible to reduce the space required by
           removing some parts which are not essential to the build
           process:



              xc/test                      13MB
              xc/doc/hardcopy               8MB
              xc/doc/specs                 11MB





        If you don't need to build the fonts, xc/fonts can be removed
        saving 30MB.  If you don't want to build PEX or XIE you can
        remove:


              xc/programs/Xserver/XIE       3MB
              xc/programs/Xserver/PEX5      2MB




        A few more MB can be freed by removing unnecessary directories
        under xc/programs/Xserver/hw/.

        o  It is possible to configure a cut-down source tree for
           building only the XFree86 servers.  Building from a cut-down
           source tree requires about 40-45MB of disk space.  The
           files/directories required to do this are listed in the
           ServersOnly file (which can be found in
           xc/programs/Xserver/hw/XFree86/doc/).

        o  The XFree86-3.1.1-contrib.diff.gz patch provides patches to a
           small part of the X Consortium's contrib distribution.  It
           mostly covers those clients which were in the core
           distribution of X11R5, but were moved to the contrib
           distribution for X11R6.  To use this patch, you need to have
           the following files/directories from the final X Consortium
           R6 contrib release (not the initial contrib-0 version):



                       contrib/Imakefile
                       contrib/programs/Imakefile
                       contrib/programs/ico/
                       contrib/programs/listres/
                       contrib/programs/showfont/
                       contrib/programs/viewres/
                       contrib/programs/xbiff/
                       contrib/programs/xcalc/
                       contrib/programs/xditview/
                       contrib/programs/xedit/
                       contrib/programs/xev/
                       contrib/programs/xeyes/
                       contrib/programs/xfontsel/
                       contrib/programs/xgc/
                       contrib/programs/xload/
                       contrib/programs/xman/
                       contrib/programs/xmessage/






     2. If you are starting from the stock X Consortium PL11
        distribution, go to the directory above your xc directory, and
        run:



                gzip -d < XFree86-3.1.1.diff.gz | patch -p -E





     If you are installing in an unmodified tree there shouldn't be any
     problems.  Check for any patch rejections and resolve them. If
     you've modified some files (e.g. xf86site.def, site.def) you should
     rename them, and restore the standard versions before patching. If
     you don't have backups of the originals, individual files can be
     easily obtained from ftp.x.org:/pub/R6untarred
     (ftp://ftp.x.org/pub/R6untarred).

     If you are patching a tree that you've previously used, make sure
     you run ``make clean'' from the xc directory before applying the
     diffs.
     If you are using the patch for the contrib code, go to the direc-
     tory above your contrib directory, and run:



                gzip -d < XFree86-3.1.1-contrib-diff.gz | patch -p -E





     3. If you are starting from the XFree86 3.1 distribution, go to the
        directory above your xc directory, and run:



                gzip -d < 3.1-3.1.1.diff.gz | patch -p -E





     If you are installing in an unmodified tree there shouldn't be any
     problems.  Check for any patch rejections and resolve them. If
     you've modified some files (e.g. xf86site.def, site.def) you should
     rename them, and restore the standard versions before patching. If
     you don't have backups of the originals, individual files for ver-
     sion 3.1.1 can be easily obtained from
     ftp.xfree86.org:/pub/XFree86/3.1.1/untarred
     (ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/3.1.1/untarred).

     If you are patching a tree that you've previously used, make sure
     you run ``make clean'' from the xc directory before applying the
     diffs.

     If you are using the patch for the contrib code, go to the direc-
     tory above your contrib directory, and run:



                gzip -d < contrib-3.1-3.1.1-diff.gz | patch -p -E





     4. Read through config/cf/xf86site.def.  Set the various parameters
        to suit your configuration.  If it is your first build, you
        should set BuildFonts, InstallXdmConfig, InstallXinitConfig to
        YES (as well as InstallFSConfig if you are building the Font
        Server).

        If you are using a cut-down source tree for building only the
        servers, set BuildServersOnly to YES.

        Set the defines to specify which server(s) you want to build:










      Colour SVGA server (XF86_SVGA):           XF86SVGAServer
      16 colour (S)VGA server (XF86_VGA16):     XF86VGA16Server
      ET4000/W32 accelerated server (XF86_W32): XF86W32Server
      Monochrome server  (XF86_Mono):           XF86MonoServer
      S3 accelerated server (XF86_S3):          XF86S3Server
      8514/A accelerated server (XF86_8514):    XF86I8514Server
      Mach8 accelerated server (XF86_Mach8):    XF86Mach8Server
      Mach32 accelerated server (XF86_Mach32):  XF86Mach32Server
      Mach64 accelerated server (XF86_Mach64):  XF86Mach64Server
      P9000 accelerated server (XF86_P9000):    XF86P9000Server
      AGX accelerated server (XF86_AGX):        XF86AGXServer





     To build a dual headed Mono+VGA2 server, set XF86MonoDualServer to
     YES.

     To build a dual headed Mono+VGA16 server, set XF86VGA16DualServer
     to YES.

     Set ServerToInstall to the server you want linked to X.  If this
     isn't specified, it will default to the first one in the above list
     which is being built.

     The drivers you wish to include in the server are also selected in
     xf86site.def.  The drivers used for the SVGA server are set by the
     XF86SvgaDrivers parameter.  This should be a list of the driver
     directory names (in lower case).  The ordering determines the order
     in which the drivers are probed at startup.  The default is to
     include all supplied drivers.  Similarly the following parameters
     specify drivers for the other servers:


           XF86Vga16Drivers            XF86_VGA16
           XF86Vga2Drivers             XF86_Mono (vga2 drivers)
           XF86MonoDrivers             XF86_Mono, XF86_VGA16 (other mono drivers)





     The SVGA, VGA16 and VGA2 screens each have ``generic'' drivers, and
     these should always be last in the list because their probe will
     succeed for any VGA card.

     5. If you want to be able to format the XFree86 documentation
        (which is now in LinuxDoc/SGML form), you will need to get and
        install linuxdoc-sgml-1.1.tar.gz plus the patches which can be
        found on ftp.xfree86.org:/pub/XFree86/3.1.1/LinuxDoc
        (ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/3.1.1/Linuxdoc).  Check in
        the xf86site.def file and uncomment the appropriate Linuxdoc
        options.


     6. Before building the distribution, read through the OS-specific
        README file in xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc that is
        relevant to you.  Once those OS-specific details have been taken
        care of, go the xc directory and run ``make World'' with the
        BOOTSTRAPCFLAGS set as described in the OS-specific README.

     7. If all goes well, that will finish successfully in anything from
        two to twelve hours depending on your system.  You should check
        World.Log to see if there were any problems.  If there weren't
        any then you can do a ``make install'' and a ``make
        install.man''.  Make sure you have enough space in /usr/X11R6
        for the install to succeed.  If you want to install on a
        filesystem other than /usr, make a symbolic link to /usr/X11R6
        before installing.

        To install the binary Link Kit (in /usr/X11R6/lib/Server), run:


               make install.linkkit





     8. To build the subset of the contrib release supported by XFree86,
        make sure that you have first built and installed the core
        distribution.  Then go to the contrib directory and run ``xmkmf
        -a; make''.  When that is completed you can do a ``make
        install'' and a ``make install.man''.


  2.  Using and configuring XFree86


     1. Add /usr/X11R6/bin to your PATH and /usr/X11R6/man to your
        MANPATH.

     2. Set up an XF86Config file.  The default locations for this file
        are: /etc/XF86Config, /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config.hostname,
        and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config.  There is a sample file
        installed as /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config.eg, and this can be
        used as a starting point.  The xf86config utility can also be
        used to generate an XF86Config file.

        For details about the XF86Config file format, refer to the
        XF86Config(4/5) manual page.


     3. If you use a ${HOME}/.xserverrc file with xinit, make sure that
        the script exec's the server (e.g ``exec
        /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA'' rather than just
        ``/usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA'').  If you don't do this, the server
        may not exit when your last client finishes.


  3.  Reconfiguring the server (source distribution)

  To build a different set of servers or servers with a different set of
  drivers installed:

     1. Make sure the source for any new drivers is in the correct place
        (e.g., driver source for the SVGA server should be in a subdir
        of xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/vga256/drivers).

     2. Change the settings of the server defines (eg XF86SVGAServer as
        described above) in xf86site.def to specify which servers you
        wish to build.  Also, change the driver lists to suit your
        needs.

     3. From xc/programs/Xserver, run:






          make Makefile
          make Makefiles
          make depend
          make





  4.  Reconfiguring the server (binary distribution)

  If you have installed the server Binary LinkKit, it is possible to
  reconfigure the drivers and some of the extensions in the servers.
  For details of how to do this, please refer to the README.LinkKit
  (LinkKit.html) file.


  $XConsortium: INSTALL.sgml,v 1.4 95/01/27 16:14:24 kaleb Exp $
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