Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 00:31:45 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net> To: eagle <eagle@eagle.phc.igs.net> Cc: Rod Taylor <tr49986@rcc.on.ca>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ATTENTION PLEASE: g77 in base system. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9904100030300.378-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990409232722.20957B-100000@eagle.phc.igs.net>
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On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, eagle wrote: > > > On Sat, 10 Apr 1999, Chuck Robey wrote: > > > On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, eagle wrote: > > > > > > Whelp... I vote to break tradition. Hack away... The installer takes > > > > care of alot of stuff like ports installs. Perhaps different standard > > > > setups could be configured as ports. Ie. 'bloated setup' would require > > > > all the ports which are currently included. > > > > > > > > 'Server setup' port wouldn't have any Client stuff. > > > > > > > > 'Desktop' could install a 'nicer' windomanager (kde? gnome?) for teh user, > > > > and be pre-setup to start xdm, etc. > > > > > > > > The installer can currently install packages, so reworking those 'system > > > > install options' to fit simpler naming convention than 'Kernel Hacker, X > > > > user, X+ source, etc.' may be appropriate. > > > > > > > > I know.. lots of talk and no action. Oh well... my thoughts :) > > > > > > > well geeze Xwindows isnt in the base source tree anymore, what more do > > > ya want ;) > > > > Anymore? It's never been there to begin with. > perhaps i'm wrong but i woulda swore it was in /usr/src/contrib in > 4.4lite2 at least It's never ever been in any FreeBSD sources. I didn't take a look at the 4.4Lite2 sources before they were brought into FreeBSD, but it's not been any part of FreeBSD, of that I'm certain. > > > rob > > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@picnic.mat.net | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run picnic (FreeBSD-current) (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (Solaris7). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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