Date: 02 Aug 2000 11:57:17 -0700 From: asami@FreeBSD.org (Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami) To: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: XFree86-3/4 Message-ID: <vqcsnsn5w4y.fsf@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu> In-Reply-To: "Scot W. Hetzel"'s message of "Fri, 14 Jul 2000 15:42:44 -0500 (CDT)" References: <200007140720.AAA85016@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu> <396ED41A.ABB92E55@FreeBSD.org>
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Sorry for not returning to this topic sooner.
* From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>
* As an extension of your idea I propose to add small script being installed along with XFree
* port, which would tell version of XFree (something like [gnome,gtk,xml]-config, i.e.:
*
* $ /usr/X11R6/bin/xfree-config --version
* 3360
*
* Then at least the people which installing Xfree from ports would be saved from the need to
* adjust /etc/make.conf. Those who opt to install pre-built packages from XFree86.org could use
* your method by explicitly specifying XFree version in make.conf.
Hmm. I actually wanted to make it explicit, so that users have to
make a conscious decision on when to switch to the new version. When
they change it in make.conf, version 4 will be automatically installed
and will be used throughout thereafter.
I don't really intend to support going back from XFree86-4 to 3, as
that will require we prepare a similar set of split-up ports for 3.
This is purely so early adopters can test XFree86-4 without having to
edit a million Makefiles.
Thinks of this as a "button". You push it once, it will switch you
from XFree86-3 to 4 forever.
* P.S. Also please considering to make XFREE86_VERSION to be 4-digit number (i.e. 3360, 4010
* etc), so we the ports will have a chance to distinguish between minor revisions it the need
* arises.
No, that would just confuse our users. We aren't going to have
XFree86-4 and XFree86-401 and XFree86-41 port sets in the tree at the
same time, so we can't switch between them.
* From: Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.org>
* Looks good. However, there's one more issue. XFree86-4.x installs
* libXaw.so.7 (as opposed to .6 for 3.x) -- x11-toolkits/Xaw3d
* generates its shared library number to be the same as the installed
* libXaw, so that PLIST, and anything that depends on Xaw3d, will
* need to be treated in a similar manner.
That is why I put these lines:
XAWVER= 7
PLIST_SUB+= XAWVER=${XAWVER}
(and corresponding ones for the XFree86-3 case).
* From: "Scot W. Hetzel" <scot@gifw.genroco.com>
* <---- Missing .endif?
Oops, you are right. Thanks, fixed.
Satoshi
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