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From: Jack <harpoMARX@javanet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Help requested with server recompile
Date: Sat, 24 May 1997 09:46:29 -0500
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Due to the fact that I don't have the speediest of machines (a 486 with
16 mb of ram), I've been trying to reduce the size of my SVGA server (I
use XF86SVGA on a cirrus logic 5428...w/ XFree86 3.1.2 and FreeBSD
2.2.0) by including only necessary  display drivers (i.e. only for the
5428). I've tried to follow the directions in
/usr/X11R6/lib/Server/README, but have encountered some difficulties.
	When I run "make" in /usr/X11R6/lib/Server, the compile generally bombs
due to an inclusion of lgnumalloc. I had to create a dummy copy of this
library to get X working after upgrading my FreeBSD 2.1.5 system via a
recompile. Anyways, I thought I had disabled use of gnumalloc:
	1. I don't have UseGnuMalloc set in xf86site.def
	2. I set /ust/X11R6/lib/X11/config/FreeBSD.cf's UseGnuMalloc 		to "NO".
(Also tried commenting out the entire UseGnuMalloc 		GnuMallocLibrary
block)
What's the best solution? Just pick up a copy of gnumalloc somewhere?
Supposedly the malloc() that BSD has is better, though...I have a hunch
that I have not configured all the right files though; can't see why
libgnumalloc keeps being thrown in.
	Any suggestions would *REALLY* be appreciated!
	Sorry about the sig, but I get a couple of cyberpromo mails a 		day,
not to mention other junk...Uh.

Thanks,
John
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