XFree86/OS2 requires a number of settings in the CONFIG.SYS file to work correctly. Please add the following settings:
Set the preferred terminal type for the xterm or editor to be used. Some programs need this setting. I have my type set to
SET TERM=ansi
\XFree86\lib\X11\etc\termcap.x11
contains a suitable termcap which
can be used in place of termcap files that come with EMX, EMACS, or
other ported software.
This variable must be set to the location where the termcap file
used for the above TERM
variable is searched. My setting, for
instance, is:
SET TERMCAP=D:/EMX/ETC/TERMCAP.X11
Note that forward ``/'' is used as a directory separator.
Set to an ETC directory. Normally, this is already set to the ETC directory of the TCP/IP code, such as
SET ETC=C:\TCPIP\ETC
Set to an TMP directory. Normally, this is already set to the TMP directory of the TCP/IP code, such as
SET TMP=C:\TCPIP\TMP
Set to the internet hostname. Normally, this is already set by the TCP/IP installation program, such as
SET HOSTNAME=myhost
With IAK, you would normally run a loopback configuration
Network configuration
and would then
set this to
SET HOSTNAME=localhost
Set both to a username. Currently, they are there just to make some programs happy; in the future, this variable might be set by a login shell of a multiuser configuration. My variable, for instance, is set to
SET USER=holger
SET LOGNAME=holger
Set this to an existing directory that is supposed to be a home directory of a user. Some utilities place temporary and init files here. This is also future investment for a multiuser configuration, but must still be there. For instance, this variable might be set to
SET HOME=H:\user\holger
This is one of the most important settings, it determines the root of the XFree86 directory tree. Normally, you will set this to the drive letter of the partition where the \XFree86 tree resides, such as in
SET X11ROOT=Y:
You may try to move the tree to another subdirectory, e.g. to
K:\OS2\X11\XFree86...
and would then have
to change this to
SET X11ROOT=K:/OS2/X11
,
but this is discouraged, since some utilities might not accept this.
Note the forward ``/'' as a directory separator here.
This variable may be set to the display to be used for displaying
clients. Normally you will set this variable to the same value as
the HOSTNAME
variable and simply add a :0.0
after it, such as
SET DISPLAY=myhost:0.0
Read the X11 man page on the exact meaning of these postfixes and
other options.
Set this to the executable name of the X server to be used. This must be a complete path. My setting is as follows:
SET XSERVER=D:/XFree86/bin/XF86_Mach64.exe
Add the binary directory for the X11 utilities to your search PATH. This is normally the directory (adjust the letter)
Y:\XFree86\bin
It is possible to move the binaries to another directory in the
search path; for maintenance reasons and clarity of the structure, this
is not recommended, though.
Add the DLL directory for the X11 utilities to the LIBPATH. This is normally the directory (adjust the letter)
Y:\XFree86\lib
It is possible to move the DLLs to another directory in the
library path; for maintenance reasons and clarity of the structure,
this is not recommended, though. Note that
Y:\XFree86\lib
has several other subdirectories; these may not be moved elsewhere,
rather they must stay there, because most utilities form a path to
these directories by using %X11ROOT%\XFree86\lib
as a base.
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