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Date:      Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:24:39 -0500
From:      "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net>
To:        "Joe Marcus Clarke" <marcus@freebsd.org>
Cc:        cvs-ports@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/x11/gdm Makefile
Message-ID:  <op.ttvj7dnr9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>
In-Reply-To: <4670420A.1000706@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <200706131619.l5DGJOtS053441@repoman.freebsd.org> <20070613183745.GB54300@rot13.obsecurity.org> <op.ttvjlqr39aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <4670420A.1000706@FreeBSD.org>

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On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:14:18 -0500, Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.or=
g>  =

wrote:

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> Jeremy Messenger wrote:
>> On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:37:45 -0500, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.or=
g>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 04:19:24PM +0000, Jeremy Messenger wrote:
>>>> mezz        2007-06-13 16:19:24 UTC
>>>>
>>>>   FreeBSD ports repository
>>>>
>>>>   Modified files:
>>>>     x11/gdm              Makefile
>>>>   Log:
>>>>   Add a hack to fix a lot of hardcore paths of /usr/X11R6 to fix th=
e
>>>> problem for
>>>>   users that do not have symlink of /usr/X11R6 -> /usr/local when
>>>> they have gdm
>>>>   enable in the startup. Bump the PORTREVISION.
>>>>
>>>>   Reported by:    Werner Lehmann <elvis69@arcor.de>
>>>
>>> FYI NOP changes like this shouldn't get PORTREVISION bumps.
>>
>> It needs to be bump for the package and other users that do not have
>> symlink of /usr/X11R6 -> /usr/local. I do not want to do it by manual=
 or
>> add in UPDATING for tell them to reinstall it.
>
> Why don't they have the symlink?  I didn't think we were supporting su=
ch
> a configuration yet.

The symlink covers any real bug. I am glad that he doesn't has symlink  =

when he reported it to me. I do support this configuration and I am  =

willing to fix it unless binary forces me to tell them to do the symlink=
.

Cheers,
Mezz

> Joe
>
> - --
> Joe Marcus Clarke
> FreeBSD GNOME Team	::	gnome@FreeBSD.org
> FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome
> http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome
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