Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:31:27 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: tyler@boardom.ca Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg Install Message-ID: <20040818163127.GC2279@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <8550301b0408180905716461fe@mail.gmail.com> References: <8550301b0408180905716461fe@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 12:05:09PM -0400, Tyler Parrott wrote:
> Hey all,
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> I'm currently trying to install X.Org onto my FreeBSD 4.10 machine but
> am running into trouble. I followed the instructions in=20
> /usr/ports/UPDATING but to no avail.
>=20
> Basically, I deleted XFree and imake using pkg_deinstall -f XFree\* imake=
\*=20
>=20
> and then I go to /usr/ports/x11/xorg and type make install. Instead
> of installing, I get the following message:
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> =3D=3D=3D> xorg-6.7.0_1 is part of X.Org. for switching to X.Org, read
> UPDATING entry 20040723
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> If I try make install clean, I get a bunch of "cleaning for" messages. =
=20
>=20
> Xorg does not install/compile at all when I try make install. If I
> try to locate xorg, it only shows up in ports (i.e. xorgconfig, etc...
> are not found by locate). I was wondering if I was doing anything
> wrong?
>=20
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Put:
X_WINDOW_SYSTEM=3Dxorg
into /etc/make.conf and try again. FreeBSD 4.X defaults to using
XFree86-4, and you have to tell it you specifically want the X.Org
stuff. (5.x defaults to X.org -- mutatis mutandis).
Cheers,
Matthew
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Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks
Savill Way
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