From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 13 20:34:01 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 89F6A16A41F for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:34:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kris@obsecurity.org) Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0DD943D4C for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:34:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kris@obsecurity.org) Received: from obsecurity.dyndns.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by elvis.mu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C73E61A3C27; Fri, 13 Jan 2006 12:34:00 -0800 (PST) Received: by obsecurity.dyndns.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 16194529C5; Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:34:00 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:33:59 -0500 From: Kris Kennaway To: offbyone Message-ID: <20060113203359.GB47416@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <43C78D52.60301@xs4all.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="xgyAXRrhYN0wYx8y" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <43C78D52.60301@xs4all.nl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i 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 20:34:01 -0000 --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--