Building XFree86 from a Source Distribution : How to get the XFree86 4.2.1 source
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1. How to get the XFree86 4.2.1 source

There are a few starting points for getting the XFree86 source. One option is to start directly with the XFree86 4.2.0 source distribution and updating it to 4.2.1 with a source patch. In this case, the procedure is as follows:

Another option is to get the source by anonymous CVS or CVSup. See http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/ for details on the different procedure available.

All methods will produce one main source directory called xc.


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