Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 22:03:01 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@sage.thought.org> To: backyard <backyard1454-bsd@yahoo.com> Cc: Gary Kline <kline@sage.thought.org>, Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: which xorg file?? Message-ID: <20060918050301.GA34369@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20060918041208.67307.qmail@web83106.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060918032611.GA34046@thought.org> <20060918041208.67307.qmail@web83106.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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On Sun, Sep 17, 2006 at 09:12:08PM -0700, backyard wrote: > > > --- Gary Kline <kline@sage.thought.org> wrote: > > > On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 12:18:32PM +1000, Norberto > > Meijome wrote: > > > On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 17:52:54 -0700 > > > Gary Kline <kline@sage.thought.org> wrote: > > > > > > > Which ports file do I build to fill the > > standard > > > > /usr/X11R6/bin file? > > > > > > not sure I follow your question... > > > the xorg-server and xorg-clients ports will your > > basic standard X files and apps > > > > > > xorg.conf doesn't sit in /usr/X11R6/bin, but > > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xorg.conf > > > > It is in my /etc/X11 directory. > > > > > > > > the configuration apps to generate xorg.conf are > > xorgcfg and xorgconfig (one X > > > based, the other text based) > > > > > > Yeah, but there is a way using X -conf[ig]. I've > > forgotten the exact > > details; but I have used both f the above > > configuration tools > > before. > > > I believe its X -configure > I've been reading through the complete freebsd in my > "reading room" but admittadly it takes me a couple of > stabs to get it right on a new system. > Okay; thanks, I think you're right. Also that you may need to cd / or cd /etc. Or else "xorg.conf" will wind up <<wherever>>. (it's been a few years since my last X -configure ... as is evident!) > > > > > > > > > > [betom@ayiin] [Mon Sep 18 12:17:46 2006] > > > /usr/home/betom > > > $ locate xorgcfg > > > /usr/X11R6/bin/xorgcfg > > > /usr/X11R6/man/man1/xorgcfg.1.gz > > > > > > [betom@ayiin] [Mon Sep 18 12:17:50 2006] > > > /usr/home/betom > > > $ locate xorgconfig > > > /usr/X11R6/bin/xorgconfig > > > /usr/X11R6/man/man1/xorgconfig.1.gz > > > > > > If that's not what you need...let us know :) > > > > > > I'm still looking for xdm; possibly startx too. > > I'm making the > > wm switch from ctwm to gone-lite ... but first, > > the basics > > have to be there. > > > > gary > > > > > > -- > > Gary Kline kline@thought.org > > www.thought.org Public service Unix > > > > the only way I know to populate /usr/X11R6/bin is by > cd /usr/ports/x11/xorg && make && make install && make > clean > > this will install the clients, libraries, documents, > fonts, and basic X11R6 system. it will also clean up > after itself. > Then I've FINALLY begun installing the right package. About an hour ago. Will see.... gary > Keep in mind NOT ALL X11 apps will be installed in > that directory. a good number of the clients end up in > /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin > > depending on if it uses qmake, gmake, make, imake > different things can happen, and not much can be done > about it. some of those makes just ignore the PREFIX > directive. > > -brian -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix
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