Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 22:49:57 +0100 From: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> To: ravi <gadfly@exitleft.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.9-RELEASE Xorg switch question Message-ID: <427BE685.6030805@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: <427BDA02.9040106@exitleft.org> References: <427A423E.30803@exitleft.org> <44ll6sdr71.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <427BDA02.9040106@exitleft.org>
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ravi wrote: >> pkg_delete -f /var/db/pkg/imake-4* /var/db/pkg/XFree86-* >> cd /usr/ports/x11/xorg && make install >> pkgdb -F >> >> Users of -stable or older -current can switch to X.Org by setting >> X_WINDOW_SYSTEM=xorg in make.conf and following the same process. >> >> >i did the pkg_delete -f, xorg make install and ran pkgdb -F. i also set >X_WINDOW_SYSTEM=xorg in /etc/make.conf. > >i still get errors from portupgrade, etc., regarding stale dependencies >on imake-4 and various XFree86 ports. > > Stupid question, but you did run these as root? I followed this same procedure and remember no hitches. Even upgraded gnome as well, and everything came back working. Clutching at straws, have you cvsup-ed your ports? Does pkgdb -F run cleanly? Does pkg_info show anything unexpected as being installed (such as imake or XFree)? --Alex
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