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Anthony J. Albert wrote:
>
> If it is possible to compile xvesa under libc5, then it might 
> very well be worth giving a try - but from Steven's post, I 
> suspect that might be difficult.

Difficult for me, yes.  In order to compile Xvesa, you require
the complete sourcecode for the full XFree86.  I hate to think
how big that is.  100mb?  200mb?  It would take forever on my
33.6 modem (at $1 per hour) and would probably overflow my HD.

> I have tried to run compiles on a 4MB 386SX, 

Ouch!  Compiling is the toughest stuff you can do on a computer.
You need plenty of RAM and CPU grunt.  For kernel compiles, I 
use Mosix to combine a P166 (64mb RAM) and a P200 (128mb RAM).
Even then, it takes half an hour.

Cheers,
Steven