Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 14:57:28 +0100 (MET) From: sos@FreeBSD.org To: kaleb@x.org (Kaleb S. KEITHLEY) Cc: hackers@freefall.FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: option XSERVER deprecated? Message-ID: <199511211357.OAA09453@ra.dkuug.dk> In-Reply-To: <199511211244.MAA03497@exalt.x.org> from "Kaleb S. KEITHLEY" at Nov 21, 95 07:44:27 am
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In reply to Kaleb S. KEITHLEY who wrote:
>
>
> No, apparently not. I notice that the GENERIC config in 2.1.0R had
> option XSERVER commented out. Yet a (very) cursory look at the kernel
> sources shows that XSERVER is still used and pcvt* is built differently
> when it's defined.
Erm, I think it is pcvt that needs to be "modernised" (he said and
ducked under the table)...
I see NO reason why one should build a console without X support
(unless one wants to save bytes, it would give one K or thereabout
more is better found in other places)..
>
> (The X server did run on the GENERIC kernel just long enough build my
> own kernel. I didn't try switching VTs though.)
Of cause it did, the GENERIC kernel uses syscons..
>
> Can I suggest that the kernel use the opposite logic, i.e. assume there
> will be an X server and build accordingly? And for those who don't run X
> there should be an option NOXSERVER.
That would be far better logic, yes...
> If I did the work would it be accepted and incorporated into the next
> release?
Joerg - JOERG !! :)
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