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Date:      Thu, 2 Oct 2014 08:18:55 +0200
From:      Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org>
To:        Craig Rodrigues <rodrigc@freebsd.org>
Cc:        "ports@freebsd.org" <ports@freebsd.org>, stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: HEADSUP: 10.0 switch to WITH_NEW_XORG
Message-ID:  <20141002061855.GH33628@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net>
In-Reply-To: <CAG=rPVeE0kiVC6286KKcZxHFyeg6aQfpRDsNhzeUJ5yfh5=bcw@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <20141001063753.GE94731@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> <CAG=rPVeE0kiVC6286KKcZxHFyeg6aQfpRDsNhzeUJ5yfh5=bcw@mail.gmail.com>

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On Wed, Oct 01, 2014 at 06:13:53PM -0700, Craig Rodrigues wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 11:37 PM, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org>
> wrote:
>=20
> > Hi,
> >
> > The WITH_NEW_XORG setting has been activated by default on FreeBSD 10.0
> > and above, which allows us to have packages for xorg 1.12 and kde4.
> >
> > Please be aware that on systems that only support syscons
> > switching virtual terminals or exiting X
> > results in a black screen or the last image of their desktop
> > (like a screenshot) being presented.  Commands can still be typed blind=
ly.
> >
> > Most, if not all, systems should be using vt(4) and this can be enabled
> > by setting kern.vty=3Dvt in /boot/loader.conf and reboot to activate.
> >
> > On behalf of core,
> > Bapt
> >
>=20
>=20
> If I followed these instructions:
> https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2014-July/001570.html
> what are the recommended actions I should take after this change?

Just disable the FreeBSD_new_xorg repository when the packages will be avai=
lable
(they will be built in 6 days)

regards,
Bapt

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