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Date:      Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:05:12 +1100
From:      Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org>
To:        Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Xorg - minimal
Message-ID:  <20081017010512.GC71472@mavetju.org>
In-Reply-To: <48F7DAD1.9000103@gmail.com>
References:  <48F7DAD1.9000103@gmail.com>

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On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 08:22:41PM -0400, Eitan Adler wrote:
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> I think there should be a port that just depends on the required parts
> of X:  x11-servers/xorg-server X11/xinit X11/xauth and the required
> fonts.  I would be happy to narrow down the specific ports if necessary.
>    I personally feel that x11/xorg contains way way to much, while just
> installing x11-servers/xorg-server isn't enough to get the server started.

I found out that getting rid of most of the video drivers was already
a huge step forward:

drwxr-xr-x    2 root  wheel    512 Oct  3 12:23 xf86-input-keyboard-1.2.2_2
drwxr-xr-x    2 root  wheel    512 Oct  3 12:23 xf86-input-mouse-1.2.3_2
drwxr-xr-x    2 root  wheel    512 Oct  3 12:23 xf86-video-ati-6.9.0

That are the only three I have. Yes, there are many more x*
applications nistalled, but it's not something I am worried about.


> Anyone agree?  Anyone attempt this before?  Should I submit a new
> "xorg-lite" port?

I suggest to just make the port, to submit it, and see what works
and breaks and see what people think about it.

Edwin
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