Ok, download and unpack the sources. (If it's cvs, skip the unpack step,
since it isn't packed) This should create a directory called xc. From here
on out, everything is relative to xc. cd to config/cf, and copy XF86Site.def
to host.def, then edit host.def. Make any changes relevant to drivers that
you don't need or compiler optimizations (or don't change anything...)
Remember that this file gets parsed by the C preprocessor, so comments are
/* comment */, not #comment. Next, cd back to xc, and run 'make World'. This
will take quite some time. When it finishes, do 'make install; make
install.man', which will install the libraries and binaries, and the man
pages.

-----Original Message-----
From: Damien J. Dye [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 5:59 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Newbie]Compiling source code


How does somebody go about compiling sources from your project ( CVS or
tarball).
I have tired to tarballs and now I trying to compile a CVS from last
thursday. How is it compiled.

Make it really clear, cos I need to get it working on my laptop to do my
studies.
(I don't use m$ stuff)



Damien J Dye
1st year BNE student
Sheffiled hallam university
UK

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