Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:33:59 -0500 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: offbyone <offbyone@xs4all.nl> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XFree86 on FreeBSD 5.4 Message-ID: <20060113203359.GB47416@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <43C78D52.60301@xs4all.nl> References: <43C78D52.60301@xs4all.nl>
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--xgyAXRrhYN0wYx8y Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 12:21:54PM +0100, offbyone wrote: > My problem: > Running FreeBSD_5.4-RELEASE with XFree86-4.5.0, there is a mis-match:=20 > 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=20 > "stale dependency(ies)" It's a bore repeatedly to point new and upgraded= =20 > ports to XFree86-libraries-4.5.0, etc. (and there is no XFree86=20 > 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= =20 > 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=20 > 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=20 > too-old and pointless debate, and I have no inherent reason to prefer=20 > one over the other.) > Thanks, very much. for more info, suggestions. See /usr/ports/UPDATING or the FAQ Kris --xgyAXRrhYN0wYx8y Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFDyA63Wry0BWjoQKURApBiAJ4rW4xjRmApV0r8xckvu/DL/PaRDwCgh+fy sRuKfIIqOG2BwmVovAaBuyU= =bTfc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --xgyAXRrhYN0wYx8y--
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