From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 9 04:11:33 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: x11@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B346116A41B for ; Fri, 9 Nov 2007 04:11:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rwh4s@virginia.edu) Received: from mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com (mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com [208.47.184.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 731AE13C4A6 for ; Fri, 9 Nov 2007 04:11:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rwh4s@virginia.edu) X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=e5mUnYsNAAAA:8 a=mYHK9_o6c6a41QaIhb4A:9 a=1zdKvAZQdv2D21C6l8B_oITnRgwA:4 a=Y_hP0gDCUOoA:10 a=CWfAmLVWKswA:10 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp09.embarq.synacor.com smtp.mail=rwh4s@virginia.edu; spf=unknown Authentication-Results: smtp09.embarq.synacor.com smtp.user=iobass@embarqmail.com; auth=pass (LOGIN) Received-SPF: error (smtp09.embarq.synacor.com: 71.51.12.216 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of virginia.edu Received: from [71.51.12.216] ([71.51.12.216:10963] helo=[10.11.9.18]) by mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.1.21 r(19176)) with ESMTPA id 6C/4F-26503-639D3374; Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:51:18 -0500 Message-ID: <4733D9EB.2020205@virginia.edu> Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:54:19 -0500 From: Ryan Hinton User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, x11@FreeBSD.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Moving to X11 bleeding edge and back X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:11:33 -0000 I'm having trouble with X11 on my hardware when I switch to the console and back (http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11269). Apparently there have been some recent changes to the Xorg git source that may fix my problem. I would like to try these changes and then fall back to the -stable port at some point (immediately if bad things happen, eventually if my problem is fixed). In the past, building and installing an application outside of the ports system caused problems when I tried to install the (-stable) port later on. I may be doing something wrong; please let me know or show me where I can learn. In general, is there a good way in general to update a port to its bleeding edge (within or outside the FreeBSD ports system) and then jump back to -stable later on? In this case, I believe X11 is a particularly large and complicated port. Is there a good way to update the FreeBSD X11 port to the latest git source within the ports system? Thank you for your time and help! --- Ryan Hinton iobass@email.com