Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 12:13:53 -0500 From: Vulpes Velox <v.velox@vvelox.net> To: Your Name <bg271828@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Guide to x.org update? Message-ID: <20040628121353.4bd1dc41@vixen42.24-119-122-191.cpe.cableone.net> In-Reply-To: <20040628161012.82589.qmail@web53406.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20040628161012.82589.qmail@web53406.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:10:12 -0700 (PDT) Your Name <bg271828@yahoo.com> wrote: > I'd like to upgrade to the x.org series from XFree86. > Is there any simple guide to how to do this? There's > nothing in /usr/ports/UPDATING. I see that some people > have reported general success, but I'm worried that > I'll miss something or forget about rebuilding > something in the three days it'll take to rebuild > every X dependent > port on my system. build xorg-server, deinstall it, reinstall, it use pkgdb -uF to fix :) then repeat for what other xorg stuff you want :) the pkgdb -uF is important... it will go through and update /var/db/pkg so that all ports recognize using the new xlibs and don't try to reinstall xfree86... pkgdb is part of portupgrade
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