How to build LinuxCNC on OpenBSD?

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16 Feb 2026 00:27 #343032 by landoneilers
How to build LinuxCNC on OpenBSD? was created by landoneilers
I have grown to like OpenBSD with its well thought through update commands and all.

Additionally, the absurdly high security makes using an outdated system less of an issue.

OpenBSD also comes with 3 (admittedly highly primitive) GUI options, which is a plus.

I managed to get the ./configure script to run with the attached script.

Due to a lack of the
pidof
command on OpenBSD, I got AI to make a script to emulate it using 
pgrep
(see attached file for details).

However, there are currently 4 issues:
1. Lack of tclx package (ostensibly a runtime dependency of LinuxCNC) on OpenBSD for some reason.
2. Lack of a libmodbus package on OpenBSD for some reason (functionality likely is reduced).
3.
make
refuses to work.
4. No idea about realtime on OpenBSD.

BTW:
On OpenBSD,
/bin/sh
=
KSH
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16 Feb 2026 00:52 #343036 by tommylight
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Do not make me regret this.

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