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Date:      Tue, 24 Oct 2000 23:17:13 -0400
From:      Bryan Liesner <bleez@bellatlantic.net>
To:        Juha Saarinen <juha@saarinen.org>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Installing Window Managers
Message-ID:  <39F650B9.2548AF34@bellatlantic.net>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0010251555140.16125-100000@vimfuego.saarinen.org>

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Juha Saarinen wrote:
> 
> Got XF86 4.0.1 running on a new 4.1.1 install, and would like to add a
> somewhat less Spartan wm than twm.
> 
> However, going through the ports, it seems that all the ones listed
> require XF86 3.3.6, which I don't want to install for obvious reasons. Is
> there any way to avoid this when I install a wm, or is the install script
> smart enough not to install the older version?

As a workaround, just create directories called XFree86-3.3.6 and
XFree86-3.3.6_2 in /var/db/pkg and the install script won't grab
the older packages or ports.

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