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Date:      Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:25:06 -0400
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Norikatsu Shigemura <nork@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net>, cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/x11/gdm Makefile
Message-ID:  <20070616202506.GB29198@rot13.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <20070616185228.0dc50fd0.nork@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <200706131619.l5DGJOtS053441@repoman.freebsd.org> <20070613183745.GB54300@rot13.obsecurity.org> <op.ttvjlqr39aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <20070613192541.GA55166@rot13.obsecurity.org> <op.ttvmt1il9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <20070614223309.c06691be.nork@FreeBSD.org> <20070614181017.GB88451@rot13.obsecurity.org> <20070616185228.0dc50fd0.nork@FreeBSD.org>

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On Sat, Jun 16, 2007 at 06:52:28PM +0900, Norikatsu Shigemura wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:10:17 -0400
> Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote:
> > > 	I don't think that this change is NOP.  I was embarrassed with
> > > 	this problem, too.  I did clean-install all ports such as Werner.
> > > 	So I'm grad to get fixed binary by mezz's bumping PORTREVISION.
> > Then the question you should be asking is "why did the symlink
> > creation by xorg-libraries not happen?".
>=20
> 	I have no question "why did the symlink ...".  Because,
>=20
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=
 - - - -
> .if !defined(XORG_UPGRADE) && !defined(PACKAGE_BUILDING) && exists(/usr/X=
11R6)
> pre-everything::
> 	@test -L /usr/X11R6 || ( echo "Read ${PORTSDIR}/UPDATING for the procedu=
re to upgrade or install xorg 7.2." && /usr/bin/false )
> .elif !exists(/usr/X11R6) && !defined(WITHOUT_X11R6_SYMLINK)
> pre-everything::
> 	${LN} -s ${X11BASE} /usr/X11R6 || ${TRUE}
> .endif
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=
 - - - -
>=20
> 	I did set XORG_UPGRADE=3Dyes and WITHOUT_X11R6_SYMLINK=3Dyes ni
> 	/etc/make.conf.  And I removed /usr/X11R6.

OK, so you shot yourself in the foot, then wondered why you have
trouble walking? :)

To repeat more clearly: the ports collection is very far from ready to
run without the X11R6 symlink.  Only set this variable if you are
willing to help shake out problems and move to a state of higher
readiness over time.

Kris

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