Subject: Re: xdm(1) src/x11 build notes
To: Nicolas Joly <njoly@pasteur.fr>
From: Tyler Retzlaff <rtr@twentynine.org>
List: tech-x11
Date: 03/16/2004 23:59:02
On Monday 15 March 2004 02:21, Nicolas Joly wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I noticed a few things about xdm(1) build using src/x11 framwork :
>
> 1) The xdm Xresources file is currently missing some substitutions for
> the 'XHASH' keyword. In that case, the xdm login banner can't use
> this resource file and looks diffrent (no pixmap, default fonts,
> ...).
sounds like a reasonable idea, will look at it further
> A work around for this problem can be done by modifying the
> X11TOOL_UNXCOMM command to replace 'XHASH' keys with `#' too :
>
> # Commandline to convert 'XCOMM' comments and 'XHASH' to #
> #
> X11TOOL_UNXCOMM= sed -e '/^\# *[0-9][0-9]* *.*$$/d' \
> -e '/^XCOMM$$/s//\#/' \
> -e '/^XCOMM[^a-zA-Z0-9_]/s/^XCOMM/\#/' \
> -e '/^XHASH(if|else|end)/s/^XHASH/\#/'
>
> 2) xdm build with src/x11 does not use `prngc.c' source file as native
> build do. Is it expected, or was it forgotten ?
I would say overlooked, will check when I get time.