RE: Win32 version of XFree86

["Suhaib Siddiqi" <Ssiddiqi@InspirePharm.Com>]

Hi,

Thanks for your message.

> I noticed your discussion on the XFree86 developer list about an Open
> Source version of X11 that runs on Win32. Myself and another
> developer have started looking into this, and it would be useful if
> we could all cooperate on this.

Definitely cooperation would be highly appreciated.
I am too far now :-)  Finished looking at the code almost several months
ago.  I am down to the point where only devices drivers issues needs to be
solved either by using NT  DKK or DirectX, then X would be up and running.
We are not talking of a bit hacky strip down port.  Hopefully it would be a
100% Xfree86 port to Win32.
I used Cygwin B20.1/also recent snapshots, and GCC 2.95.

In addition to Xfree86 developers list, I would suggest could you please
join us at cygwin-xfree@sourceware.cygnus.com.

The X11R6.3, X11R6.4 is available from my webpages at
http;//siddiqi.webjump.com.
The Xfree86 patches against Xfree86 3.3.x as well as binaries with
non-functional server are available at
ftp;//sourceware.cygnus.com/pub/cygwin/xfree

>It looks like you have done a lot of
> work already to get XFree86 to build for Win32. Have you done work
> for X11R6.4 standard code, or just the XFree86 code base?

All, x11r6.3, x11r6.4 and xfree86 3.3.4 (except the devices drivers code
that where i need all the help anyone could offer)

>
> In any case, I am definately interested in your patches for this,
> either for raw X11R6.4 sources or for XFree86 3.3.x sources. Please
> let me know where I can get your patches from so I can play around
> with it.
>
> Also I am interested to hear more about your ideas for getting the X-
> server running in a windowed environment (ie: X apps seamlessly
> runinng on the Win32 desktop).

X-apps ( clinets) from x11r6.x and xfree86 3.3.4 works without problem,
though a commercial x is required till we figure out devices drivers code
and have xfree86 servers up and runing.

Regards
Suhaib

PS: I am cc'ing to our cygwin-xfree mailing list for other users info. I
hope it is Ok with you.

>
> Regards,
>
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