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Date:      Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:25:41 -0400
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net>
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:  <20070613192541.GA55166@rot13.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <op.ttvjlqr39aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>
References:  <200706131619.l5DGJOtS053441@repoman.freebsd.org> <20070613183745.GB54300@rot13.obsecurity.org> <op.ttvjlqr39aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>

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On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 02:11:40PM -0500, Jeremy Messenger wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:37:45 -0500, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>  
> 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 the  
> >>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.

It's not a supported configuration to run without the symlink.

It is a good idea to fix remaining instances of /usr/X11R6 over time,
but these are NOP changes and should not get PORTREVISION bumps.

Kris



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