Am Dienstag, 30. Juli 2002 00:01 schrieben Sie:
> Please help...
>
> I need to compile a functional, but small Xwindows system.  It needs to
> include a few basic tools, say things like twm, xterm, etc.; and of
> course the X server itself.  I would also like to create a small, what
> ever minimum I can get away with, set of fonts.

Hmm, there is KDrive http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/kdrive.html 
which does have buildt-in fonts.

> Target system:
> 5x86 128 MHz CPU,
> CHIPS W69000 PCI Video controller.
> 32 MB Ram
> Linux Kernel 2.4.18
> Running off 64 MB Compact Flash (on IDE bus).

Wow, 64Mb? There's "Monkey-Linux" an aincient UMS-Dos distribution using 
40Mb including X.

> There are 2 problems:  1. Font directory is HUGE, does it really need to
> be that big? 

Have you ever tried to compress it? Isn't there a cram filesystem for such 
things? You might be able to use it over a loopback filesystem.
Check wether you really need the 100dpi fonts. Just disable them in 
xfree86.conf

Servus
  Casandro

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