Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 22:43:08 +0100 From: Chris Rees <crees@FreeBSD.org> To: Lars Eighner <portsuser@larseighner.com> Cc: freebsd-ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: portdowngrade and meta ports Message-ID: <CADLo83_qqGmqkQR54DKa=RemB01zGniREowMzTH7t7c2yzTO6w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CADLo838ER8kAS276HTyEBFsW=UmjbcBKMrAjfzyJ%2B=JZt-F%2BtA@mail.gmail.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1205241335190.22032@abbf.ynefrvtuareubzr.pbz> <CADLo838ER8kAS276HTyEBFsW=UmjbcBKMrAjfzyJ%2B=JZt-F%2BtA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 24 May 2012 21:15, Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org> wrote: > On 24 May 2012 19:43, Lars Eighner <portsuser@larseighner.com> wrote: >> >> I *must* revert xorg to a point at which changing ttys works. >> >> portdowngrade does not seem to work with metaports -- apparently it does= not >> revert the dependencies - which is what a metaport is all about. So when= the >> metaport is built, it may put it's own (old) version number on the port,= but >> actually has not changed anything. >> >> Any suggestion on how to get xorg back and how far back it was that >> switching ttys worked. > > Easiest way is to just checkout an old ports tree. =A0This will get you > one two hours before xorg-new was committed. > > Delete all your xorg- related ports: > > # pkg_delete -x xorg xf86- > > (and any other patterns I've forgotten) > > =A0# <<EOF cat > supfile > > *default host=3Dftp.FreeBSD.org > *default prefix=3D/tmp/beforenewxorg > *default base=3D/tmp/beforenewxorg > *default release=3Dcvs delete use-rel-suffix > > ports-all date=3D2012.04.21.15.00.00 > EOF > > # csup supfile > # mv /etc/make.conf /etc/make.conf.bak && echo > "PORTSDIR=3D/tmp/beforenewxorg/ports" For the archive-- just thought-- even though I did a typo there, DON'T use: mv file file.bak && echo something > file at least with csh, file will be clobbered before mv gets to it.... Instead, mv file file.bak echo something > file Sorry for giving bad advice! Chris
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