From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 23 08:11:23 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF3F116A405 for ; Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:11:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perryh@pluto.rain.com) Received: from agora.rdrop.com (agora.rdrop.com [199.26.172.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A551913C45D for ; Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:11:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perryh@pluto.rain.com) Received: from agora.rdrop.com (66@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by agora.rdrop.com (8.13.1/8.12.7) with ESMTP id m1N8BN9o037751 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:11:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from perryh@pluto.rain.com) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by agora.rdrop.com (8.13.1/8.12.9/Submit) with UUCP id m1N8BNsa037750; Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:11:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from fbsd61 by pluto.rain.com (4.1/SMI-4.1-pluto-M2060407) id AA27550; Sat, 23 Feb 08 00:06:24 PST Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:01:26 -0800 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net Message-Id: <47bfd2d6.EvwzDqmqdVQnRjs8%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <47be74b1.pGW9HajDXl3VC5wx%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <200802221307.43940.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <200802221307.43940.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> User-Agent: nail 11.25 7/29/05 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: setting X11BASE 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: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:11:23 -0000 > > * What is the value of LOCALBASE? I'm not finding any > > definition, or other reference, in /etc/make.conf. > > Just set it to ${LOCALBASE} verbatim. Not what you think is the > value of the variable LOCALBASE but the word ${LOCALBASE}. Academic interest :) I'm finding it especially "interesting" that /etc/make.conf, which to judge from its location is part of the base, depends on a setting from something in the /usr/ports tree. > > In case it matters, I have not upgraded to the modular Xorg, and > > would prefer not to go through all that. "It ain't broke ..." > > True, but your portstree is now 'broken', because support for how > it used to work is being phased out, like the whole X11BASE thing. > I think if you upgrade anything that depends on xorg, you'll find > dependencies being pulled in that are part of the modular xorg, > unless you really know what you're doing. ... which is why I am trying to install portmaster before doing anything else. I may try pkg_tree also, if it doesn't lead into a dependency maze of its own.