Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:02:21 -0600 From: Robert Noland <rnoland@FreeBSD.org> To: "Carlos A. M. dos Santos" <unixmania@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports/137373: x11/libX11: make dependance on x11/libxcb Message-ID: <1261278141.2315.47.camel@balrog.2hip.net> In-Reply-To: <e71790db0912191830y293becedqef26c201a095d9ac@mail.gmail.com> References: <200912192220.nBJMK8xo025223@freefall.freebsd.org> <1261274698.2315.38.camel@balrog.2hip.net> <e71790db0912191830y293becedqef26c201a095d9ac@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, 2009-12-20 at 00:30 -0200, Carlos A. M. dos Santos wrote: > On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 12:04 AM, Robert Noland <rnoland@freebsd.org> wrote: > > On Sat, 2009-12-19 at 22:20 +0000, Carlos A. M. dos Santos wrote: > ... > >> Robert, > >> > >> I think I foud what "mesa" you are talking about: graphics/libGL. Well > >> if you pay attention to the contents of bsd.mesalib.mk then you will > >> see that it already recognizes a WITHOUT_XCB knob. That knob is there > >> since the update X.org ports to 7.4+, last january. But I don't need > >> to tell this to you. have been updating that file for ten months, so > >> you know its contents. > >> > >> So, in the very end, you are attempting to convince me that that > >> giving the user the opportunity to turn off XCB is accetpable in > >> libGL, but not in libX11. This is contradictory. > >> > >> By the way, the assertion that "having a non-xcb enabled libx11 would > >> cause weird build/run time issues" is false. > > > > If it is disabled everywhere, it is fine. But having it disabled for > > libx11 and enabled for xserver and/or mesa (libGL and friends) would be > > problematic. > > > > robert. > > Is it acceptable a patch allowing to diable XCB without a menu? The > default behavior is kept but users can put "WITHOUT_XCB=true" in > /etc/make.conf, ensuring that all ports are built the same way. If it is defined as a KNOB and all of the ports override the option if the KNOB is set, then yes I'm ok with it. I just don't want an option, since it makes foot shooting easier. robert. -- Robert Noland <rnoland@FreeBSD.org> FreeBSD
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