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Date:      Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:31:27 +0100
From:      Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk>
To:        tyler@boardom.ca
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Xorg Install
Message-ID:  <20040818163127.GC2279@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <8550301b0408180905716461fe@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <8550301b0408180905716461fe@mail.gmail.com>

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On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 12:05:09PM -0400, Tyler Parrott wrote:
> Hey all,
>=20
> I'm currently trying to install X.Org onto my FreeBSD 4.10 machine but
> am running into trouble.  I followed the instructions in=20
> /usr/ports/UPDATING but to no avail.
>=20
> Basically, I deleted XFree and imake using pkg_deinstall -f XFree\* imake=
\*=20
>=20
> and then I go to /usr/ports/x11/xorg and type make install.  Instead
> of installing, I get the following message:
>=20
> =3D=3D=3D> xorg-6.7.0_1 is part of X.Org.  for switching to X.Org, read
> UPDATING entry 20040723
>=20
> If I try make install clean, I get a bunch of "cleaning for" messages. =
=20
>=20
> Xorg does not install/compile at all when I try make install.  If I
> try to locate xorg, it only shows up in ports (i.e. xorgconfig, etc...
> are not found by locate).  I was wondering if I was doing anything
> wrong?
>=20
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Put:

    X_WINDOW_SYSTEM=3Dxorg

into /etc/make.conf and try again.  FreeBSD 4.X defaults to using
XFree86-4, and you have to tell it you specifically want the X.Org
stuff. (5.x defaults to X.org -- mutatis mutandis).

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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