Re: hurd cross-compiler?
On Tue, May 04, 1999 at 05:50:16PM -0400, Roland McGrath wrote:
> > Well, libtool is binary all, so no work needed here. It is already up to
> > date automatically. gdk/imlib will need X devel files, right? So we have to
> > work on X first. Will be attacked soon. ace also needs xlib6 I see. Mmmh.
> >
> > I think we have to start a discussion about X soon. X should not be a big
> > problem, but the input device hardware support bothers me.
>
> It should be no problem to get Xlib and X clients working, independent of
> having an X server working. Perhaps somebody should try making an X
> package built with just the Xnest server or something like that, so we can
> get a full X development and client environment going before necessarily
> having actual screen-driving X servers working.
I though of that, and it will be worth it just for the sake of simplyfying
building other packages, which depend on X (partly). But it is not optimal
because we can't test the software without display.
But I will investigate. Something tells me that X has a keyboard input which
can move the cursor. We may be ablöe to use it as an interim solution.
> Some hackers in Japan previously got real X servers working too.
Yes. X 3.3.3.1 should work.
> Okuji has been working on getting Linux "char" device drivers working in
> gnumach, which include the keyboard and ps2 mouse devices. He also began
> working on a new Hurd translator (`streamdev') that would be used for these
> devices. You can find his code in ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/contrib/okuji/.
I have been able to compile the char version of gnumach (with little
changes), and will make it available on alpha. I have not yet compiled
streamdev, but will try again.
Thanks,
Marcus
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