Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 13:22:32 -0500 From: Vulpes Velox <vvelox@vvelox.net> To: Jim Trigg <jtrigg@spamcop.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Guide to x.org update? Message-ID: <20040628132232.74fabcfa@vixen42.24-119-122-191.cpe.cableone.net> In-Reply-To: <20040628171756.GC83630@spamcop.net> References: <20040628161012.82589.qmail@web53406.mail.yahoo.com> <20040628121353.4bd1dc41@vixen42.24-119-122-191.cpe.cableone.net> <20040628171756.GC83630@spamcop.net>
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On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 13:17:56 -0400 Jim Trigg <jtrigg@spamcop.net> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 28, 2004 at 12:13:53PM -0500, Vulpes Velox wrote: > > 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 > > AFAICT, this won't really do anything -- there does not appear to be > a real way to tell the ports system that you want X ports to depend > on xorg instead of xfree. Every X port appears to have xfree > hardcoded. Not sure, I think some do, but everything I have hear does not seem to have that problem.
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