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Date:      Tue, 21 Nov 1995 06:24:33 -0800
From:      "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
To:        "Kaleb S. KEITHLEY" <kaleb@x.org>
Cc:        hackers@freefall.freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: option XSERVER deprecated? 
Message-ID:  <2876.816963873@time.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 21 Nov 1995 07:44:27 EDT." <199511211244.MAA03497@exalt.x.org> 

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Assuming there are no reasons uncovered that make it impractical, I
see no reason why not.  You could even pass the commit through
Rich.

> 
> No, apparently not. I notice that the GENERIC config in 2.1.0R had
> option XSERVER commented out. Yet a (very) cursory look at the kernel 
> sources shows that XSERVER is still used and pcvt* is built differently
> when it's defined.
> 
> (The X server did run on the GENERIC kernel just long enough build my
> own kernel. I didn't try switching VTs though.)
> 
> Can I suggest that the kernel use the opposite logic, i.e. assume there
> will be an X server and build accordingly? And for those who don't run X
> there should be an option NOXSERVER.
> 
> If I did the work would it be accepted and incorporated into the next
> release?
> 
> --
> 
> Kaleb KEITHLEY
> X Consortium




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