From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 25 22:08:08 2004 Return-Path: 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 40AB416A4CF for ; Fri, 25 Jun 2004 22:08:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp19.wxs.nl (smtp19.wxs.nl [195.121.6.15]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8FAC43D2D for ; Fri, 25 Jun 2004 22:08:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl) Received: from kruij557.speed.planet.nl (ipd50a97ba.speed.planet.nl [213.10.151.186]) by smtp19.wxs.nl (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.25 (built Mar 3 2004)) with ESMTP id <0HZV00AZ2XEUXS@smtp19.wxs.nl> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 00:06:30 +0200 (CEST) Received: from alex.lan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kruij557.speed.planet.nl (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i5PM6q3j008830; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 00:06:52 +0200 Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by alex.lan (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i5PM6qtQ008829; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 00:06:52 +0200 Content-return: prohibited Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 00:06:51 +0200 From: Alex de Kruijff In-reply-to: <20040625212157.74035.qmail@web53305.mail.yahoo.com> To: Joe Schmoe Message-id: <20040625220651.GB895@alex.lan> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i References: <20040625212157.74035.qmail@web53305.mail.yahoo.com> X-Authentication-warning: alex.lan: akruijff set sender to freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl using -f cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A few X questions (small X load for small drive needed) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 22:08:08 -0000 On Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 02:21:57PM -0700, Joe Schmoe wrote: > Hi, > > I just loaded XFree86-4 from the ports tree on my > laptop, running 5.2.1-RELEASE. > > It took about 2.5 gigs of space to compile and add it > all. > > Let's say I have a small hard drive in an old laptop, > and let's also assume that I am just loading X to just > have a simple GUI to run opera and terminal windows > on, and don't need a big fancy X server or whatever > ... > > What are some options I can add to the standard `make > install` command for that port to significantly reduce > the size of X ? > > Any general comments on making a smaller/faster/more > efficient X for an old laptop are greatly appreciated. You are better off installing X with precompiled packages instead. You then don't lose any space to the temp compile files. -- Alex Articles based on solutions that I use: http://www.kruijff.org/alex/FreeBSD/