Re: HAVE_XORG_SERVER_VER settings

[Michael <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

Hello,

On Sat, 18 Jul 2020 11:08:35 +0900
Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost> wrote:

> Currently bsd.own.mk has the following list to switch Xorg versions:
> 
> ---
> # During transition from xorg-server 1.10 to 1.20
> .if \
>     ${MACHINE} == "alpha"       || \
>     ${MACHINE} == "amiga"       || \
>     ${MACHINE} == "ews4800mips" || \
>     ${MACHINE} == "hpcarm"      || \
>     ${MACHINE} == "hpcmips"     || \
>     ${MACHINE} == "hpcsh"       || \
>     ${MACHINE} == "mac68k"      || \
>     ${MACHINE} == "netwinder"   || \
>     ${MACHINE} == "newsmips"    || \
>     ${MACHINE} == "sgimips"     || \
>     ${MACHINE} == "vax"         || \
>     ${MACHINE} == "x68k"        || \
>     ${MACHINE} == "zaurus"
> HAVE_XORG_SERVER_VER?=110
> .else
> HAVE_XORG_SERVER_VER?=120
> .endif
> ---
> 
> Is there any reason to stick on 1.10.6 for ports that just use
> MI wscons drivers like xf86-video-wsfb and xf86-input-keyboard etc.?
> (at least ews4800mips, hpcarm, hpcmips, hpcsh, newsmips, and zaurus)

I don't think so, we need it for sgimips because there are drivers
which need XAA, aren't easy to port to EXA, and can't use wsfb, even as
a stopgap measure, for lack of a mappable framebuffer.

have fun
Michael