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xkbcomp(1X)


X11R6


NAME

  xkbcomp - compile XKB keyboard description


SYNOPSIS

  xkbcomp [-option...] keymap-source


OPTIONS

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

  -C  Produces 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

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