From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 13 13:08:43 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DC6216A41F for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2006 13:08:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: from lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (mail.bathnetworks.com [84.92.24.252]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A06E843D48 for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2006 13:08:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: (qmail 30703 invoked by uid 510); 13 Jan 2006 13:12:11 +0000 Received: from 84.92.24.252 by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (envelope-from , uid 508) with qmail-scanner-1.24-st-qms (clamdscan: 0.87/1146. spamassassin: 3.0.2. perlscan: 1.24-st-qms. Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(-3.8/5.0):. Processed in 1.281043 secs); 13 Jan 2006 13:12:11 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.8 required=5.0 X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN-Mail-From: bsd@bathnetworks.com via lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN: 1.24-st-qms (Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(-3.8/5.0):. Processed in 1.281043 secs Process 30696) Received: from mail.bathnetworks.com (HELO ?84.92.24.252?) (bsd@bathnetworks.com@84.92.24.252) by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk with SMTP; 13 Jan 2006 13:12:10 +0000 From: Robert Slade To: offbyone In-Reply-To: <43C78D52.60301@xs4all.nl> References: <43C78D52.60301@xs4all.nl> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1137157930.28855.56.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 13:12:10 +0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: XFree86 on FreeBSD 5.4 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 13:08:43 -0000 On Fri, 2006-01-13 at 11:21, offbyone wrote: > My problem: > Running FreeBSD_5.4-RELEASE with XFree86-4.5.0, there is a mis-match: > the underlying o.s. and newly installed and upgraded ports expect X.org > After portupgrade of an X-supported port, this mis-match shows up as > "stale dependency(ies)" It's a bore repeatedly to point new and upgraded > ports to XFree86-libraries-4.5.0, etc. (and there is no XFree86 > component that corresponds directly to X.org-TrueType, or is there?) > My questions: > 0.) How to change the underlying o.s. default expectation to XFree86 AND > is this a good idea for the present and future of 5.x? > 1.) Is a better solution to bite the bullet, deinstall all XFree86 > components and install X.org, since FreeBDS is 5.x? > (N.B. I do not want to start a flame over XFree86 vs. X.org. That's a > too-old and pointless debate, and I have no inherent reason to prefer > one over the other.) > Thanks, very much. for more info, suggestions. > Jake > Jake, I am sorry I do not have an answer. but when I installed 5.4 not long ago it installed Xorg as the default from the iso. Did you update to 5.4 from an earlier version? Rob