Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 20:21:51 -0700 From: Don whY <Don.whY@gmx.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg for client-only support Message-ID: <55A1DD4F.1050507@gmx.com> In-Reply-To: <2863155.VvqRCPmh7x@desk8.phess.net> References: <559EDB56.70808@gmx.com> <2863155.VvqRCPmh7x@desk8.phess.net>
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On 7/10/2015 9:41 AM, Patrick Hess wrote: > Don whY wrote: >> For *headless* devices (i.e., no point in having a real *server*!), >> are there significant portions of xorg that I can omit? Or, is it >> easier to build and install it all and remove the unnecessary cruft, >> later? > > Since you don't need the server portions, I don't really see a reason > why you would want to worry about installing any X.org ports by hand. Not sure what you mean "by hand"; if "build from scratch", that's just the way I've done things for the past 20+ years... > Just installing the applications you want to use should automatically > pull in the X.org dependencies that are actually required by these > applications. Are the client dependencies that fine-grained? I.e., they don't just drag The Kitchen Sink in? > This will prevent any unnecessary parts, like server > components and video drivers, from being installed on your system > in the first place. I was hoping for a port akin to "xorg-clients". But, i should be able to hack one together based on your above comment.
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