Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 19:09:58 +0200 From: Niclas Zeising <zeising+freebsd@daemonic.se> To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [HEADS UP] WITH_NEW_XORG is now the default on FreeBSD 10 and 9 stable Message-ID: <53710066.7080407@daemonic.se> In-Reply-To: <5370F453.3000602@a1poweruser.com> References: <201404161828.s3GISoA3071853@svn.freebsd.org> <534ECCE7.7050204@freebsd.org> <5370F453.3000602@a1poweruser.com>
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On 05/12/14 18:18, Fbsd8 wrote: >>> Author: zeising >>> Date: Wed Apr 16 18:28:47 2014 >>> New Revision: 351411 >>> URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/351411 >>> QAT: https://qat.redports.org/buildarchive/r351411/ >>> >>> Log: >>> The FreeBSD x11@ and graphics team proudly presents >>> NEW XORG ON FREEBSD 9-STABLE AND 10-STABLE >>> This update switches over to use the new xorg stack by default on >>> FreeBSD 9 >>> and 10 stable, on os versions where vt(9) is available. >>> It is still possible to use the old stack by specifying >>> WITHOUT_NEW_XORG in >>> /etc/make.conf . >>> FreeBSD 8-STABLE and released versions of FreeBSD still use >>> the old version. >>> A package repository with binary packages for new xorg will >>> be available soon. >>> This patch also contains updates of libxcb and related ports, >>> pixman, as well >>> as some drivers and utilities. >>> Bump portrevisions for xf86-* ports, as well as >>> virtualbox-ose-additions due >>> to xserver version change. >>> Apart from these updates, the way shared libraries are handled >>> has been >>> changed for all xorg ports, as well as libxml2 and freetype, which >>> means >>> ltverhack is gone and as a consequence shared libraries have been >>> bumped. >>> The plan is that this change will make library bumps less likely in >>> the >>> future. >>> All affected ports have had their portrevisions bumped as a >>> consequence of >>> this. >>> Fix some issues where WITH_NEW_XORG weren't detected properly on >>> CURRENT. >>> Update instructions, hardware support, and more notes can be >>> found on >>> https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics >>> > > My host is running 10.0-RELEASE-p2 with jails. I would like to test new > xorg with vt(9) in a jail. The above new release states that the new > xorg will soon have a pkgng version. > > Is that available yet? > If it is what is the pkgng package name to use? > Is vt available in 10.0-RELEASE? > If not is there a port or package for it? > Note; I am not member of this list so be sure to reply all. For hardware access reasons, I believe it is not possible to run X in a jail currently. Regards! -- Niclas
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