Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 06:22:25 -0400 From: Jud <jud@myrealbox.com> To: Shannon -jj Behrens <jj@nttmcl.com>, sroberts@dsl.pipex.com Cc: sroberts@dsl.pipex.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: pkg_add -r XFree86-4 fails - How do I tell pkg_add to look somewhere else for target? Message-ID: <07NHXTHEUTVSOLFC04C9TNS1TOJ09.3d3fd161@sparky> In-Reply-To: <1027582853.3d3fab8531b02@netmail.pipex.net>
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7/25/2002 3:40:53 AM, <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com> wrote: > >Hi Shannon, > Thanks for the information. > >I did that and can now start gnome fine *as root only*. I do have wrapper >installed, but "startx" as non-root user fails. > >I searched the archives and saw lots of replies to posts of the "cannot use >startx as non-root user" advising to install wrapper. However, like I said, I >already have this installed. > >All attempts to re-install via pkg_delete wrapper.x errors with a warning that >XFree86-4.2.1 depends on wrapper. > >Is there a config option for wrapper or XFree86Config that I missed somewhere? > >Stacey What does the XFree86= line say in /etc/make.conf? If it's equal to version 4, you want it *un*commented; if it's equal to version 3, you want to comment it out. Then go to the wrapper port directory and make deinstall clean && make reinstall clean HTH, Jud To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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