Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 18:43:39 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Ben Cottrell <benco@ucsee.EECS.Berkeley.EDU> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: upgrading XFree86 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970713184248.256I-100000@Journey2.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <199707132202.PAA21450@ucsee.EECS.Berkeley.EDU>
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On Sun, 13 Jul 1997, Ben Cottrell wrote: > > This'd be pretty difficult, I think, because of imake's very incestuous > > relationship with the X11R6 tree. It would be a fantastic win, but I just > > don't think it'd be possible. > > My customary solution to this is to use a union mount to put > /usr/local/X11 on top of /usr/X11R6. That way I can replace the > underlying X tree, and my local changes go right back on top > afterwards. If union mounts worked reliably, and did not crash the machine, that'd be a good idea. I don't think they are that stable, tho. Good luck! ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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