Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:48:18 -0500 From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org> Cc: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq book.sgml Message-ID: <20050310174818.5e140484@mobile.pittgoth.com> In-Reply-To: <20050310223603.GE607@nosferatu.blackend.org> References: <200503101654.j2AGstaw065903@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050310223603.GE607@nosferatu.blackend.org>
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On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 23:36:04 +0100 Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 10, 2005 at 04:54:55PM +0000, Pav Lucistnik wrote: > > pav 2005-03-10 16:54:55 UTC > > > > FreeBSD doc repository (ports committer) > > > > Modified files: > > en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq book.sgml > > Log: > > - X section > > * Replace question about how to compile XFree86 3.x app with XFree86-4 > > libraries with a question how to install X.org when system defaults > > to XFree86-4 and vice versa. > > > > <qandaentry> > <question id="xfree86-version"> > - <para>An X app I am building depends on &xfree86; 3.3.X, but I > - have &xfree86; 4.X installed. What should I do?</para> > + <para>I want to install different <application>X</application> > + server.</para> > </question> > > You should not use application tags for the term "X" (server), it's not > an application but more a "family". For example you will not write > <application>C compiler</application>, but > <application>gcc</application> is correct. > > <answer> > - <para>To tell the port build to link to the &xfree86; 4.X libraries, > - add the following to <filename>/etc/make.conf</filename>, (if you > - do not have this file, create it):</para> > - > - <programlisting>XFREE86_VERSION= 4</programlisting> > + <para>&os; versions prior 5.3 will use the default &xfree86; > + 4.X, while latter verions will default to &xorg;. > + If you want to run different <application>X</application> > > Same thing here. <application>&xfree86; </application> and > <application>&xorg;</application> should also be used. > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-install.html > > may be a good example on "X11 terms tagging." This blame is all mine, not Pav's. I asked him to use application because I did not know we already had a standard tag for it. -- Tom Rhodes
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