Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!torsqnt!david From: david@torsqnt.UUCP (David Haynes) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sequent Subject: Re: X11.R4 on a balance Keywords: X Message-ID: <1096@torsqnt.UUCP> Date: 8 Apr 90 11:32:42 GMT References: <17427@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> Organization: Sequent Computers (Canada) Ltd., Toronto, CANADA Lines: 97 larsen@mist.CS.ORST.EDU (Scott Larsen) writes: >Has anyone out there compiled X11.R4 (or any other version for that matter) >for a sequent balance (or even a symmetry)? We are in the process of >doing so, and was wondering if I could get all the setup stuff from you. >-Scott Larsen >larsen@mist.cs.orst.edu >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >"You may find after a time that having is not nearly a fine thing as > wanting." > - Spock this will probably be a interest. -david- Path: torsqnt!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU!math-cs.kent.edu!news From: doleh@math-cs.kent.edu (Yaser Doleh) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sequent Subject: Re: Installing X-windows (R4) Message-ID: <1990Mar13.164730.19325@math-cs.kent.edu> Date: 13 Mar 90 16:47:30 GMT References: <535@flash.UUCP> Sender: news@math-cs.kent.edu (News) Reply-To: doleh@math-cs.kent.edu (Yaser Doleh) Organization: Department of Computer Science, Kent State University Lines: 67 In article <535@flash.UUCP>, johnl@flash.UUCP (John R. Lee) writes: > > > I am in a process of trying to install X11R4 on a Sequent Symmetry machine > running DYNIX 3.0.12. MIT provided manual does not mention anything about > install on a Sequent. I have very strong feeling that if I try to > run 'make World' with out any modifications it may not work, and > I am not sure what modifications to make for my environment. > > Any help is greatly appreciated. > This what we have done to build X11R4 on a sequent Balance running DYNIX 3.0.14 1 - Add the following lines to mit/config/Imake.tmpl #ifdef sequent #define MacroIncludeFile #define MacroFile sequent.cf #undef sequent #define SequentArchitecture #endif /* sequent */ 2 - Created a sequent.cf file below. (It's a copy of bsd.cf with few changes) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ /* * SET VERSION NUMBERS BEFORE MAKING MAKEFILES */ #define OSName 4.2bsd #define OSMajorVersion 4 #define OSMinorVersion 2 #define HasGcc NO /* very useful for the server */ #define HasVoidSignalReturn NO /**/# platform: $XConsortium: sequent.cf,v 1.8 89/12/23 14:19:17 jim Exp $ /**/# operating system: OSName /***************************************************************************** * Platform-specfic parameters * *****************************************************************************/ #if OSMajorVersion >= 4 && OSMinorVersion >= 3 #define SetTtyGroup YES #endif #define HasBsearch NO #define BuildServer NO /* #define DefaultCDebugFlags -g #define LibraryCDebugFlags -g */ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ Everything built just fine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- Yaser Doleh Department Of Mathematics & Computer Science Kent State University Kent - OH 44242