NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #30/NN_1992_30.iso/spool/comp/unix/aix/12560

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From: [e-mail] (Wu)
Subject: Re: X11R5 / GL Questions
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 02:03:39 GMT
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[e-mail] (Walter Polkosnik) writes:

>I have an IBM RS6000 running AIX 3.2. It seems that the version of X that comes
>with the system is X11R5. I hear the current version is X11R5 and X11R6 is in
>the works! I find many of the neato public domain programs I would like to get
>say they need R5 to compile. Why is there such a big lag between R5 coming out
>and IBM distributing it to their customers? Is there an easy way for me to
>upgrade to R5 by getting some files from export.mit.edu? I really can't justify
>putting too much effort into it though. Let me know how hard it is.

I assume you meant that the version of X that comes with your system
is X11R4 and when X11R5 will be available. It is almost out the door,
if not already out. The release time for X11R5 is not all that far off
from what other vendors are doing. Yes, our X11R4 release was many,
many, many moons after everyone else's release. We (AIXWindows group)
got majorly beat up for that, so timely tracking of MIT releases is
definitely a major goal. We intend to do even better for X11R6.

If you decide you cannot wait, some of ftp sites have MIT's X11R5
built for the colorgda adapter, aka skyway (type lsdisp at hft). If
you are trying to use GL, you cannot use it with the MIT X server.
--
Eng-Shien Wu ([e-mail])
IBM Austin, X Server Development