XWin server Alpha version!!!

Suhaib M. Siddiqi ssiddiqi@InspirePharm.Com
Wed Feb 23 05:22:00 GMT 2000


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-cygwin-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



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