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From: Steve Dunham <dunham@dunham.tcimet.net>
Date: 12 Jan 1997 14:54:14 -0500
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hohndel@XFree86.Org (Dirk H. Hohndel) writes:

> Raymond Toy writes:
>  > >>>>> "sb" == Steven L Baur <steve@miranova.com> writes:
>  > 
>  >     sb> One possibility is to go poking around for XF86Config.  It can be at:
>  >     sb> 	/etc/XF86Config
> 
> Yep
> 
>  >     sb> 	/etc/X11/XF86Config
> 
> Nope

Debian Linux places it here (and it places various other X config
information in the tree rooted at /etc/X11).

>  >     sb> 	/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config

> Yep

> and

> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config.<hostname>

> Additionally, the prefix /usr/X11R6 could be changed by someone
> building the distribution.

Yup.  Actually, you could probably use 'xmkmf' to figure out if you
are using XFree86.


Steve
dunham@gdl.msu.edu

