RE: XWin server Alpha version!!!

["Suhaib M. Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi at InspirePharm dot Com>]

Coreection:


This \cygnus\cygin-b20\H-i586-cygwin32\i586-cygwin32

should read

\cygnus\cygwin-b20\H-i586-cygwin32\i586-cygwin32

Sorry for typos

Suhaib


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-devel@XFree86.Org [mailto:owner-devel@XFree86.Org]On Behalf
> Of Suhaib M. Siddiqi
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 8:15 AM
> To: cygwin-xfree@sourceware.cygnus.com
> Cc: devel@XFree86. Org
> Subject: XWin server Alpha version!!!
>
>
> I have uploaded the binaries of XWin server.  The bzip2 archive also
> contains X11R6 libs and headers.  This version has Shared memory (XShm)
> enabled.  The Xwin.exe (executable for Xserver for Win32) is drived
> from DirectX source code contributed by D. Karra and XFree86 3.9.18 public
> snapshots.
> It is an alpha version and of course it is not bugs free.
>
> X server runs in fullscreen mood only, at the moment.
>
> ftp://sourceware.cygnus.com/pub/cygwin/xfree/pre-alpha-xfree-cygwi
> n-b20.1.ta
> r.bz2
>
> Please note:  It is an alpha version and intended for developers
> particapting in
> this project.  Not recommended for production use.
>
> The patched X source code for Cygwin/GCC-2.95.2 is also available.
> To compile the code you need the following stuff:
>
> 1) Cygwin v 1.0 CD Release (or a latest Cgwin Snapshot.  B20.1
> stock is not
> recommended.  Cygwin v 1.0
> offers improved performance and stability.
> 2) X3.9.18-1.tar.bz2
> 3) X3.9.18-2.tar.bz2
> 4) X3.9.18-3.tar.bz2
>
> 5) libcrypt for Cygwin from ftp://sourceware.cygnus.com/pub/cygwin/xfree
> libcrypt is needed to compile xdm.  Install it in
> \cygnus\cygin-b20\H-i586-cygwin32\i586-cygwin32
>
> 6) IPC for Cygwin from http://cygutils.netpedia.net/v1.1/.  Install it in
> \cygnus\cygin-b20\H-i586-cygwin32\i586-cygwin32.  Rename libcygipc.a to
> libipc.a;  in include/sys rename ipc.h to cygipc.h.
>
> 7) DirectX for Cygwin (John Fortin's port)
> http://pws.prserv.net/thefortins/cyg-directx.html
> Install directX in \cygnus\cygin-b20\H-i586-cygwin32\i586-cygwin32.
>
> 8) GCC-2.95.2 for Cygwin from Mumit Khan's ftp server;
> ftp://ftp.xraylith.wisc.edu/pub/khan/gnu-win32/cygwin/gcc-2.95.2
>
> TO DO stuff:
> 1) Fix known bugs.  There maybe plenty of them right now.
> 2) Integrate X-server into Win32 Desktop, so Win32 and X can share
> the same desktop.
>
> Contributors are needed for the "TO DO stuff".
>
> Suhaib