Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:55:03 -0500 From: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> To: pfgshield-freebsd@yahoo.com Cc: ports@freebsd.org, freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RFC: Merging X11BASE to LOCALBASE Message-ID: <op.tcoxd11r9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> In-Reply-To: <20060714140927.97512.qmail@web32711.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060714140927.97512.qmail@web32711.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:09:27 -0500, <pfgshield-freebsd@yahoo.com> wrote:=
> Hello;
>
> --- Dejan Lesjak <dejan.lesjak@ijs.si> ha scritto:
>
>> On Friday 14 July 2006 01:59, pfgshield-freebsd@yahoo.com wrote:
>> > Hi;
>> >
>> > Just here mumbling...
>> >
>> > It would be interesting to set
>> >
>> > X11BASE=3D/usr/X11 when using XFree86 and
>> > X11BASE=3D${LOCALBASE} when using XOrg.
>> >
>> > Not only due to historical consistency (/usr/X11 is the path =
>> recommended in
>> > XFree86 manpages), but as a way to be able to use XFree86 and keep =
the
>> > system somewhat cleaner.
>>
>> Well, I was planing XFree86 would move to LOCALBASE as well - if it =
>> doesn't,
>> ports depending on X11 would have to special case XFree86 libraries a=
nd
>> includes and such, which would make system a bit less clean. Why do y=
ou =
>> think
>>
>
> Hmm.. there should be no need to have special cases for ports that =
> properly
> respect X11BASE. Ports that don't respect X11BASE (those that have =
> /usr/X11R6
> hard coded) should be cleaned/fixed anyways.
>
>
>> using /usr/X11 would make things cleaner?
>>
>
> I haven't checked lately but XFree86 and XOrg are currently in conflic=
t =
> aren't
> they? One has to deinstall and rebuild all the packages built with XOr=
g =
> and
> start a fresh build to use XFree86. Having XFree86 on it's own prefix =
=
> would
> avoid the problem of having packages built with the wrong version of X=
=
> and it
> also make an eventual clean up easier.
Nobody should install both xorg and xfree86 at the same time. It's prett=
y =
pointless and it would cause more messy when you try to build other port=
s =
that depend on either of it. Move everything in LOCALBASE, nothing more =
=
and nothing less, is much cleaner.
Cheers,
Mezz
> I think the user perceived default wouldn't change, with most people =
> using XOrg
> in LOCALBASE, and some people using XFree86 in X11BASE. Of course if =
> eventually
> X11BASE disappears is another matter, but at least for backwards =
> compatibility
> (4.x?) it's good to have it for a while.
>
> just my 0.02$
>
> Pedro.
>
> Chiacchiera con i tuoi amici in tempo reale!
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