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Date:      Thu, 12 May 2005 16:54:49 -0400
From:      ravi <gadfly@exitleft.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 4.9-RELEASE Xorg switch question
Message-ID:  <4283C299.9060100@exitleft.org>
In-Reply-To: <427BE685.6030805@dial.pipex.com>
References:  <427A423E.30803@exitleft.org> <44ll6sdr71.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <427BDA02.9040106@exitleft.org> <427BE685.6030805@dial.pipex.com>

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On 05/06/05 17:49, Alex Zbyslaw wrote:
> ravi wrote:
> 
>>>    pkg_delete -f /var/db/pkg/imake-4* /var/db/pkg/XFree86-*
>>>    cd /usr/ports/x11/xorg && make install
>>>    pkgdb -F
>>>
>>>    Users of -stable or older -current can switch to X.Org by setting
>>>    X_WINDOW_SYSTEM=xorg in make.conf and following the same process.
>>
>> i did the pkg_delete -f, xorg make install and ran pkgdb -F. i also set
>> X_WINDOW_SYSTEM=xorg in /etc/make.conf.
>>
>> i still get errors from portupgrade, etc., regarding stale dependencies
>> on imake-4 and various XFree86 ports.
>>  
> Stupid question, but you did run these as root?  I followed this same
> procedure and remember no hitches.  Even upgraded gnome as well, and
> everything came back working.  Clutching at straws, have you cvsup-ed
> your ports?  Does pkgdb -F run cleanly?  Does pkg_info show anything
> unexpected as being installed (such as imake or XFree)?
> 

yes: ran as root, cvsup'ed ports. pkgdb -F reports a whole host of stale
dependencies on XFree86* and imake-4. pkg_info shows nothing but
imake-6.8.2 (and the only xfree86 related package shown is warpper-1.0_3).

thanks for the response!

	--ravi



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