Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 00:21:44 -0800 From: Jeremy Lea <reg@FreeBSD.org> To: Brian Fundakowski Feldman <green@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/x11/XFree86/pkg PLIST PLIST.alpha PLIST.pc98 PLIST.stripped ports/x11/XFree86/scripts configure Message-ID: <20000307002144.L54218@shale.csir.co.za> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003070249010.63321-100000@green.dyndns.org>; from green@FreeBSD.org on Tue, Mar 07, 2000 at 02:51:53AM -0500 References: <200003070644.WAA32561@freefall.freebsd.org> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003070249010.63321-100000@green.dyndns.org>
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Hi,
On Tue, Mar 07, 2000 at 02:51:53AM -0500, Brian Fundakowski Feldman wrote:
> > Discourage the building of a.out libs in favour of the new XFree86-aoutlibs
> > port.
>
> Is this really necessary for 4.0-RELEASE? For the time being, the
> XFree86 package building must be done against the previous revision
> of this port, as a.out libs are an essential part of the base XFree86
> distribution. Yes, perhaps it's more correct to separate them in
> the long run, but for now, note that the XFree86 package building
> will be done with a.out libraries, as well.
Yes. The XFree86 port does not build a.out libs by default, so people
installing from the port have Netscape break, and they generate bogus
PRs. The port also does not have the a.out libs in it's PLIST, so they
are not pkg_deleted. Also, the aoutlibs port installs old XFree86
libraries, which work better with Netscape than the new ones.
This will not break exisiting installations or XFree86 packages which
include a.out libs, other than a warning on pkg_delete.
> This is a sort of "heads up", since I don't think many people know that
> there are more consumers of this port than the obvious ones.
If you know of any other ports then yell now...
-Jeremy
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