Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 14:30:42 +1000 From: David Dawes <dawes@rf900.physics.usyd.edu.au> To: Satoshi Asami <asami@cs.berkeley.edu> Cc: jacob@jblhome.ping.dk, ssigala@globalnet.it, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: My FreeBSD Wish List... Message-ID: <19970910143042.08357@rf900.physics.usyd.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199709092121.OAA29539@vader.cs.berkeley.edu>; from Satoshi Asami on Tue, Sep 09, 1997 at 02:21:27PM -0700 References: <8767safewy.fsf@pippin.jblhome.ping.dk> <199709092121.OAA29539@vader.cs.berkeley.edu>
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On Tue, Sep 09, 1997 at 02:21:27PM -0700, Satoshi Asami wrote:
> * Well, actually there is. After compiling and installing the X11
> * distribution, you teach Imake to install future programs/libs/header
> * files/whatever in another tree; you teach Imake to look for include
> * files, libraries, whatever in the old tree too.
>
>Of course. That's what I said -- we need to change the Imake config
>to make it happen. It is conceivable that we ship our releases with
>those tweaked Imake config files.
>
>However, I don't think it is feasible for us to stray away from the
>standard X11R6/XFree86 distributions in such a major way. That is
>bound to cause too much confusion ("help, I installed the new XFree86
>from ftp.xfree86.org, and my X ports don't work!!!").
>
>If enough people request the XFree86 folks, maybe they will change
>it. But let me reiterate, this is no a FreeBSD ports issue, it is an
>XFree86 issue, so please don't bring it up here.
I'm still waiting for someone to make these changes and submit them to
us at XFree86. XFree86 is a bit like FreeBSD in that new features are
more likely to appear when those most interested in them implement them.
I personally would very much like to see this sort of thing implemented,
but I have too many other higher priority things to deal with to be able
to do it myself in the forseeable future. I will however review any
proposed changes, and, if they are well implemented, see that they get
included in a future XFree86 release.
On a partly related note, a future XFree86 release will put config files
(like xdm config files for example) in a directory hierarchy below /var
(most likely /var/X11). It is possible that future X11 releases from The
Open Group will do this too. This will make it easier to use a read-only
/usr/X11R6. None of this has been set in stone yet, so if anyone has
any comments about this, please let me know.
David
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