README for XFree86 on LynxOS : Compiling the XFree86 Distribution
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6. Compiling the XFree86 Distribution

Before trying to rebuild XFree86 from source read Building XFree86 for a detailed description of the build process. The next sections contain LynxOS specific notes with respect to the build process.

6.1. Disk space requirements

Currently there is no support for shared libraries in the LynxOS XFree86 port. A complete binary installation along with manual pages will require approximately 90-100 MBytes of disk space. To compile the system you will need at least 230 MBytes of free disk space.

6.2. Changes to system environment (LynxOS x86)

Before compiling the XFree86 distribution you will have to make a few little adjustments to your system:

LynxOS x86 2.5

LynxOS x86 2.4

LynxOS x86 2.3

This has actually not been tested, but the steps for described for 2.4 should apply to 2.3 as well.

LynxOS x86 2.2.1

This has actually never been tested, be prepared that the build will fail somewhere!

6.3. make World

Read Building XFree86 before trying to rebuild XFree86 from the source distribution.

You may then issue a

     make World
  

to compile XFree86. After a few hours (and hopefully a successful build of the XFree86 system) you can install the software using

     make install
  

You must be logged in as super-user (root) when you invoke `make install'. Be sure to set your environment to use the same compiler (LynxOS 2.3.0/2.4.0, CYGNUS GNU-C) as you did during the `make World'. To install the LinkKit use

     make install.linkkit
  

With LynxOS 2.2.1 programs will not be stripped during installation. This is due to a problem with the strip program which shows up when installing across file system boundaries.

Refer to section Installing XFree86 manual pages for manual page installation.

On LynxOS x86 2.5.0 you may encounter problems with make in deeply nested subdirectories (eg core dumps, hangups). In this case update to GNU make version 3.75 or higher.


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