Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 18:12:59 -0500 From: mpd <mpd6334@cs.rit.edu> To: "Gary W. Swearingen" <swear@blarg.net> Cc: mpd <mpd6334@cs.rit.edu>, "Hartmann, O." <ohartman@klima.physik.uni-mainz.de>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree86-4.2 port is a horror!! Message-ID: <20020327181259.A51308@rochester.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <wtn0wtitwm.0wt@localhost.localdomain>; from swear@blarg.net on Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 01:26:49PM -0800 References: <20020327140252.S36644-100000@mail.physik.uni-mainz.de> <20020327090256.A79819@rochester.rr.com> <wtn0wtitwm.0wt@localhost.localdomain>
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On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 01:26:49PM -0800, Gary W. Swearingen wrote: > mpd <mpd6334@cs.rit.edu> writes: > > > If done correctly, there is no need to reinstall anything. > ... > > The best way I've found to upgrade is to deinstall your old X > > But doesn't your "deinstall" step remove directories where other > X11 applications have files installed? No. If you deinstall the port correctly, it will only remove the files that were installed with the port. The +CONTENTS file in each port's directory in the ports db (/var/db/pkg or wherever) allows for that. > I think the need to reinstall > those other X11 applications is what the OP was complaining about. > > I suppose that he (and I) need to learn how to keep other applications > from putting stuff in those directories, but that's a lot easier said > than done. > > And isn't it rather wasteful to rebuild font directories with every > XFree upgrade? Yes, but that's no longer necessary because the port is componentized now, with XFree86-4 being just a meta-port. mike -- ___________________________________________________________ "POKEY PLEASE PASS THE SALT!" - Little Girl from "POKEY AND THE PIRATES" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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