xkbcomp - compile XKB keyboard description
xkbcomp [-option...] keymap-source
Shows all keyboard information, reporting implicit or
derived information as a comment. Affects only format output.
Produces a C header file as output (.h extension).
Computes defaults for any missing components, such as key
names. Specifies top-level directories to be searched for
files included by the keymap description. Specifies a map
to be compiled from an XKB directory file (not implemented
yet). Specifies a name for the generated output file.
The default is the name of the source file with an appropriate
extension for the output format. Specifies a list
of optional parts. Compilation errors in optional parts
are not fatal. Parts may consist of any combination of the
letters c, g, k, s, or t that specify the compatibility
map, geometry, keycodes, symbols, and types, respectively.
Specifies the root directory for relative path names.
Forces synchronization of X requests. Controls the
reporting of warnings during compilation. A warning level
of 0 disables all warnings; a warning level of 10 enables
them all. Generates a source description of the keyboard
as output (.xkb extension). Generates a compiled keymap
file as output (.xkm extension).
The xkbcomp keymap compiler converts a description of an
XKB keymap into one of several output formats. The most
common use for xkbcomp is to create a compiled keymap file
(.xkm extension) which can be read directly by XKB-capable
X servers or utilities. The keymap compiler can also produce
C header files or XKB source files. The C header
files produced by xkbcomp can be included by X servers or
utilities that need a built-in default keymap. The XKB
source files produced by xkbcomp are fully resolved and
can be used to verify that the files which typically make
up an XKB keymap are merged correctly or to create a single
file which contains a complete description of the
keymap.
The source may specify an X display, an an file. Unless
explicitly specified, the format of destination depends on
the format of the source. Compiling an (keymap source)
file generates an (compiled keymap file) by default. If
the source is an file or an X display, xkbcomp generates a
keymap source file by default.
If the destination is an X display, the keyamp for the
display is updated with the compiled keymap.
The name of the destination is usually computed from the
name of the source with the extension replaced as appropriate.
When compiling a single map from a file that contains
several maps, xkbcomp constructs the destination
file name by appending an appropriate extension to the
name of the map that is to be used.
Copyright 1994, Silicon Graphics Computer Systems and X
Consortium, Inc.
See X(1X) for a full statement of rights and permissions.
X(1X)
Erik Fortune, Silicon Graphics
xkbcomp(1X)
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