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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: XF86 Server and Share Memory
Date: 20 Aug 1996 21:59:01 GMT
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delaroca@oac.ucla.edu (Denis De La Roca) wrote:

> Upon starting the (3.1.2) server looks for both Sys V Share memory and
> MIT Share Memory. The Sys V Share memory option can be added to the
> kernel build configure... how does the MIT share mem option look like
> and is configured?

options SYSVSHM

in your kernel config file.  Refer to the handbook for the steps
required to build your custom kernel.

> Also, how is the MIT Share Memory extension generated for the X11
> server?

The server has compiled it in by default, but in order to gain
anything from it, you need clients that are using this extension.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)