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Date:      Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:45:40 +0200
From:      Olivier SMEDTS <olivier@gid0.org>
To:        Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Xorg - minimal
Message-ID:  <20081017214539.GA1087@q.gid0.org>
In-Reply-To: <48F8DF31.8050207@gmail.com>
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On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 02:53:37PM -0400, Eitan Adler wrote:
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> Olivier SMEDTS wrote:
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> >> I don't think dbus, dmidecode, hal, gamin, consolekit, docbook,
> >> gnome_subr, policykit and so on have anything to do with an
> >> "xorg-minimal". You also did not remove the various build
> >> dependencies. You can clearly have a more minimal Xorg install.
> I actually installed xorg-server with mostly defaults for "make
> config-recursive".  When I did change the defaults I always made it more
> minimal when possible.
> I can provide a "pkg_tree -v" or a "pkg_tree -qt" if you would like to
> see the dependency tree.

I think "WITHOUT_HAL=yes" and "WITHOUT_DBUS=yes" is a minimum, it would remove
big dependencies : dbus, hal, gamin, consolekit and policykit at least.

I'll test in a jail to provide you a package tree.

Olivier


> If you can provide the "pkg_tree -qt" (pkg_tree is in ports) for a more
> minimal xorg install to me I would like to see it.
> 
> I am working on creating a meta package now and I'll post it soon for
> testing.
> > 
> >> But thank you for this list, now I know at least someone managed to
> >> get modular Xorg without 200 installed ports :)
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