Thanks for the reply! Couple more specific questions follow
interleaved?
Frank W. Miller, Ph.D.
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On
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> Of Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 9:06 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Newbie]Support for i830 on Dell C400
>
> > So, I've never built anything before and I'm really going to need
some
> > help with this. I checked out the xc module and read over the
INSTALL
> > document but I thought I would ask for some help on the list as
well.
> > Can anyone give me some advice on how to proceed here?
>
> I'm going to try to start a X Newbie FAQ this weekend. here's the bits
> relevant to what you're asking at the moment:
>
> here's the basics of how to edit the site.def file:
> 1. it's C pre-parser statements, which means it's
rather
> non-intutive for a
> lot of us.
> 1a. /* */ encloses comments
> 1b. # signs go in front of pre-parser directives.
> 2. so just move the /* */ marks so they don't go
around
> options that you
> want to change.
>
This is technique rather than specific directives right?
>
>
> here's the basics of how to install X to a non-default location, so
that
> it
> doesn't mess up an existing installation:
> 1. edit site.def file in the CVS tree; tell it to install to
> /usr/local/X11R6
> instead of /usr/X11R6. i.e. read the INSTALL-X.org file, then
uncomment &
> edit this section:
>
> #ifndef ProjectRoot
> #define ProjectRoot /usr/local/X11R6
> #endif
>
OK, did this.
> 2. make & install X ('make World >& world.log' then su to root and
'make
> install')
Where do I do this? In the xc directory? In the xc/programs directory?
I tried both of these locations and it didn't work. Also, do I need to
check out any other modules from the cvs tree besides the xc module?
The rest looks like startup stuff so we'll cross that bridge when we get
there I guess...
FM
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