Subject: Re: x-server and security.tgz for NetBSD 1.5
To: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>
From: Brian Chase <bdc@world.std.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 11/11/2000 17:15:18
On Sat, 11 Nov 2000, Matt Thomas wrote:
> At 12:45 PM 11/11/2000 -0500, Brian Chase wrote:

> >I've not paid a whole lot of attention lately.  I knew with 1.4.x we could
> >get the Xserver to compile and run on the monochrome VAXstations (albeit
> >buggily).  And then I thought I'd heard whispers of people getting mouse
> >and keyboard support working.  Is this the case, and it's just not ready
> >for 1.5?
> 
> The include files for are not in 1.5.  And the right solution is make
> Xwscons which uses wsmouse/wskdb/wsdisplay for the dumb displays.  
> However, that won't happen right now.

Should I read this as meaning you're actively working on getting Xwscons
to work on the VAX port? :-)  I would agree that this is the right
approach.  Just wondering how much work is involved with it.

-brian.
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