On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 01:24:00PM +0000, reinoud@NetBSD.org wrote:
> >Number:         31920
> >Category:       port-alpha
> >Synopsis:       no XFree86 binary in alpha's xserver.tgz
> >Confidential:   no
> >Severity:       serious
> >Priority:       medium
> >Responsible:    port-alpha-maintainer
> >State:          open
> >Class:          change-request
> >Submitter-Id:   net
> >Arrival-Date:   Wed Oct 26 13:24:00 +0000 2005
> >Originator:     Reinoud Zandijk
> >Release:        NetBSD 3.99.9
> >Organization:
> NetBSD
> 	
> >Environment:
> 	
> 	
> System: NetBSD starbuck.kasbah 3.99.9 NetBSD 3.99.9 (GENERIC.me) #1: Sun Oct 9 03:10:18 CEST 2005 imago@starbuck.kasbah:/usr/sources/cvs.netbsd.org/src/sys/arch/alpha/compile/GENERIC.me alpha
> Architecture: alpha
> Machine: alpha
> >Description:
> The current autobuild system doesn't build and release the XFree86 xserver 
> itself but only XdecNetBSD and XalphaNetBSD whereas PCI based Alpha 
> machines like the DEC PWS 500au require the XFree86 server for the generic 
> graphic cards also found in i386 machines.
> 
> I'm currently running :
> 	XFree86 Version 4.4.0
> 	Release Date: 29 February 2004
> 	X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
> 	Build Operating System: NetBSD/alpha 2.0_RC4 [ELF] The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
> 	Build Date: 03 November 2004
> 
> wich i once compiled from the source tree myself. Its running fine so i 
> think its just not enabled by default.

FWIW, I also built a XFree86 server from the 3.0_BETA sources, and it works
fine on my AS255 with a S3 virge.

-- 
Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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