jeff@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Skippy The Wonder Hacker) (04/25/89)
A new version of the X server for IBM RT's running AOS 4.3 is now available for anonymous ftp from expo.lcs.mit.edu. The file is: contrib/ibm-rt.post-r3.tar.Z This file contains new versions of all files under the server/ddx/ibm directory. This server has fixes from IBM, MIT, and CMU, including those posted by Richard Draves a while back. There are still a few known bugs, and these are curently being looked at. Enjoy. Jeff Weinstein IBM - Advanced Workstation Division - Palo Alto Development Center uunet!ibmsupt!jeff jeff@polyslo.calpoly.edu
dyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer) (04/26/89)
In article <10687@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> jeff@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Jeff Weinstein) writes: >A new version of the X server for IBM RT's running AOS 4.3 is now available >for anonymous ftp from expo.lcs.mit.edu. In rebuilding Xibm, the loader complains about an undefined symbol, partmasks. It seems to be referenced by 'ddx/ibm/ppc/ppc.o', one of the files which are distributed in object form only. Am I doing something wrong, and can someone suggest a workaround? -- Steve Dyer dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer dyer@arktouros.mit.edu
news@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) (04/27/89)
Greetings Netland!
I grabbed the new server and went to build it for aed, apa16, and apa8c.
Unfortunately, I had to scrap the idea of building for the apa8c. It seems I
am missing (at least) 2 include files. They are genDecls.h and genProcs.h.
Where might I find these files? Also, has anybody worked up support for a
monochrome apa8? Will the apa8c code work on it?
Thanks,
/Chris
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TENGI@PUCC.BITNETdyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer) (04/27/89)
In article <3106@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM> dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer) writes: >In article <10687@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> jeff@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Jeff Weinstein) writes: >>A new version of the X server for IBM RT's running AOS 4.3 is now available >>for anonymous ftp from expo.lcs.mit.edu. >In rebuilding Xibm, the loader complains about an undefined symbol, >partmasks. It seems to be referenced by 'ddx/ibm/ppc/ppc.o', one >of the files which are distributed in object form only. It appears that ppc.o was modified to accomodate the Purdue speedups and distributed in this form. partmasks is an array which appears only after applying the Purdue patches. End of mystery. -- Steve Dyer dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer dyer@arktouros.mit.edu
jeff@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Skippy The Wonder Hacker) (04/28/89)
In article <3106@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM> dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer) writes: >In rebuilding Xibm, the loader complains about an undefined symbol, >partmasks. It seems to be referenced by 'ddx/ibm/ppc/ppc.o', one >of the files which are distributed in object form only. > >Am I doing something wrong, and can someone suggest a workaround? No, you are not doing something wrong. Some of the local MIT environment crept into the ppc without my noticing. I will put a new version on expo ASAP, which will also include some more APA16 fixes. Jeff Weinstein IBM Advanced Workstation Division - Palo Alto uunet!ibmsupt!jeff
jonnyg@aardvark.umd.EDU (Jon Greenblatt) (04/28/89)
I have the new Xibm running on my 6152 using a 8514 display, megapel, and APA16 displays. We have a APA8c display but some of the include files were missing. The performance of the APA16 mono monitor seems to be about the same as or faster than other vendors mono support. The megapel seems to have a fairly fast color support, from what I have been reading a reasonable color support is hard to come by. Now for the 8514 display. The 8514 is so fast that it rivals most of the mono displays I have seen even though it has 8 color planes. Large filled circles draw 10-15 times faster than I have seen on any other color or mono server. Unfortionatly IBM is not giving out the source for the 8514 driver because it is so fast. It would be nice if some other servers can benifit from 8514's success. One suggestion I have for the sample IBM server is to determine if a simple circle/ellipse is being drawn, if so use a faster drawing algorithm like the ones in X11R1 or X11R2. JonnyG.
ksung@m.cs.uiuc.edu (05/04/89)
>> >> I grabbed the new server and went to build it for aed, apa16, and apa8c. >> Unfortunately, I had to scrap the idea of building for the apa8c. It seems I >> am missing (at least) 2 include files. They are genDecls.h and genProcs.h. >> Where might I find these files? Also, has anybody worked up support for a >> monochrome apa8? Will the apa8c code work on it? >> ## I will put a new version on expo ASAP, which will also include some ## more APA16 fixes. So, is the above problem fixed? Does this new server actually supports apa8c? Kelvin Sung ksung@m.cs.uiuc.edu
ehrlich@shire.cs.psu.edu (Dan Ehrlich) (05/10/89)
In article <26900064@m.cs.uiuc.edu>, ksung@m.cs writes: > >So, is the above problem fixed? Does this new server actually supports >apa8c? > >Kelvin Sung >ksung@m.cs.uiuc.edu No. When I tried to include apa8c support in the server it would not compile because of missing include files. I ask the folk at IBM and they tell me that it still is not in their plans to support the apa8c in the near future. -- Dan Ehrlich <ehrlich@shire.cs.psu.edu> | Disclaimer: The opinions expressed are The Pennsylvania State University | my own, and should not be attributed Department of Computer Science | to anyone else, living or dead. University Park, PA 16802 |