Date: 25 Apr 2001 22:52:05 EST From: "Mark Sergeant" <msergeant@snsonline.net> To: "Drew Derbyshire" <avatar+public@canary.kew.com> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Building /usr/X11R6/bin/ Message-ID: <200104260352.f3Q3q9L30927@xyzzy.intranet.snsonline.net> In-Reply-To: <023f01c0cdc2$0f73ca10$94cba8c0@hh.kew.com> References: <01c201c0cda0$b5db6650$94cba8c0@hh.kew.com> <20010425120737.D49519@guinness.osdn.com> <023f01c0cdc2$0f73ca10$94cba8c0@hh.kew.com>
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The ports don't build but if you dl the 4.02 src and then patch it with the 4.0.2 -> 4.0.3 patch ./configure && make && make install it will build and install fine. I've done this on both 4.2-STABLE & 4.3-STABLE systems. On Wed, 25 Apr 2001 15:58:12 -0400, Drew Derbyshire said: :: > make world doesn't touch X. X is not part of the base system, it's 3rd :: party software :: :: Just as an aside ... :: :: I'm caught off guard because it is inconsistent with other third party :: components. SENDMAIL and the various GNU tools are third-party as well, but :: they go into the base system (as opposed to the /usr/local tree) using the :: same system binary installation procedure as X binaries -- but these other :: components are built with the base system. X is installed from the dist :: files (as opposed to package files) and into the base system (as opposed to :: the /usr/local/ tree), so one can reasonably expect them to be installed in :: a like fashion. :: :: But of course, it's not. :-) :: :: > . If you want to update X, use the port. :: :: Hmmm. The ports aren't building. But that's another matter.... :: :: -ahd- :: :: :: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org :: with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message :: :: -- Mark Sergeant Unix Systems Administrator Fortune follows... Welcome thy neighbor into thy fallout shelter. He'll come in handy if you run out of food. -- Dean McLaughlin. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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