X11R6

NAME

xkbcomp − compile XKB keyboard description

SYNOPSIS

xkbcomp [−option...] keymap−source

OPTIONS

−aShows all keyboard information, reporting implicit or derived information as a comment. Affects only .xkb format output. 

−CProduces a C header file as output (.h extension). 

−dflts
Computes defaults for any missing components, such as key names.

−Idir
Specifies top-level directories to be searched for files included by the keymap description.

−m name
Specifies a map to be compiled from an XKB directory file (not implemented yet).

−o name
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.

−optparts
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.

−Rdir
Specifies the root directory for relative path names.

−synch
Forces synchronization of X requests.

−w lvl
Controls the reporting of warnings during compilation.  A warning level of 0 disables all warnings; a warning level of 10 enables them all.

−xkb
Generates a source description of the keyboard as output (.xkb extension). 

−xkm
Generates a compiled keymap file as output (.xkm extension). 

DESCRIPTION

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 .xkb, or an .xkm file. Unless explicitly specified, the format of destination depends on the format of the source. Compiling an .xkb (keymap source) file generates an .xkm (compiled keymap file) by default. If the source is an .xkm 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

Copyright 1994, Silicon Graphics Computer Systems and X Consortium, Inc. 

See X(1X) for a full statement of rights and permissions. 

SEE ALSO

X(1X)

AUTHOR

Erik Fortune, Silicon Graphics