Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:58:57 +0930 From: Shane Ambler <FreeBSD@ShaneWare.Biz> To: perryh@pluto.rain.com Cc: mueller23@insightbb.com, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Any way to keep two versions of Xorg? Message-ID: <517DB0B9.3020304@ShaneWare.Biz> In-Reply-To: <517d58af.NnrYJKxsbk7H3rWG%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <D1.1D.17959.6FAEC715@smtp02.insight.synacor.com> <517d58af.NnrYJKxsbk7H3rWG%perryh@pluto.rain.com>
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On 29/04/2013 02:43, perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: > "Thomas Mueller" <mueller23@insightbb.com> wrote: > >> Is there any way to keep two versions of Xorg-server, using no more >> than one at a time? >> >> Reason is the newer but unstable version with KMS, permitting full >> use of the newer Intel graphics chips. > > Provided you are OK with having the new KMS code in the kernel while > running the older Xorg (so you don't need different kernels -- thus > different base -- in addition to different Xorg userland), and if you > don't mind having two entire ports/packages sets each including its > own Xorg, this thread may help: > I would say set PREFIX to install the port in a non-default location. With Xorg every gui app wants to use the X libs so I think setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH could get around that, but I would keep the old version in /usr/local and install the new version elsewhere until you get it running. See chapter 9.4 PREFIX and DESTDIR of porters handbook for more info.
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