jonesm@nic.cerf.net (John Reading) (05/11/91)
As the title promises, this gives the results of my query regarding gcc for the i860, but first, an apology... I really meant to say I want to implement X *clients* on the Alliant fx2800. I'm new to X, but I really should know which is a client and which is a server. (For the curious - my server will be on a [gasp] Symbolics 3670 :-) A number of people were kind enough to tell me that the gcc distribution includes a port for the i860, although everybody indicated that it is less than perfect. Since my problems actually dealt with the C preprocessor, several people pointed me toward the cpp included with the X distribution. I actually had tried this cpp first, and not had success with it (I was not able to get it to recognize lines starting with '# ' as comments, although that construct is widely used in the X sources). mouse@larry.mcrcim.mcgill.edu pointed me toward a cpp which s/he wrote and can be had by ftp from 132.206.1.1 in X/XNeXT/cpp*. I have not actually used this (see next paragraph). Finally, timv@ccad.uiowa was kind enough to answer my REAL question (even though I didn't ask it :-) which was "How do I compile the X distribution for an Alliant fx2800?" The answer is an alliant.cf file which I would be glad to email out if anybody wants it. I have now compiled the X distribution, and am ready to see if I can make it work with the X server I purchased from Symbolics. Anybody out there want to lay odds that I end up buying the X implementation from Alliant? Thanks to one and all who responded. You were very kind, and I may even be able to convince my employer to keep allowing me access to the net! John Reading