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Re: Build and install just /usr/xsrc



On Wed, Nov 09, 2016 at 08:29:33PM +0100, Marco Beishuizen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have NetBSD/Alpha 7.0.2-RELEASE installed on a Digital PWS600au, which
> comes with a version of XFree86. This doesn't run on a PWS so I would like
> to build and install Xorg from /usr/xsrc. Building an entire system from
> /usr/src takes a lot of time (and the last time I tried it failed after 3
> days of compiling), so now I'd like to try building and installing just the
> /usr/xsrc part.
> 
> Is this possible and, if yes, how?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Regards,
> Marco
> 
> -- 
> The big cities of America are becoming Third World countries.
> 		-- Nora Ephron

Note that it is very simple to cross-build NetBSD, even from other operating
systems. just use ./build.sh -m alpha -x (or so). This will probably be less
painful.



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