From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 2 08:25:02 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5A7F147A; Thu, 2 Oct 2014 08:25:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-lb0-x22a.google.com (mail-lb0-x22a.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4010:c04::22a]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 82E8ABCB; Thu, 2 Oct 2014 08:25:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-lb0-f170.google.com with SMTP id u10so1800057lbd.29 for ; Thu, 02 Oct 2014 01:24:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=/JC/C/8Rk63oTfz4casSLo/vsn6oY8qk6g3peK9JGW0=; b=vQ7H9wt7geK3ansG49CCND21rPsJ7h4Ffxc32Z0xsF/kkC6U/bAwJQil2+VG0SZalU nsd1WUp8n1G6Pv5JWWlTZ03KsG9ZmS9n7ha6mbAD015QGtYA7YgkBKGE/LgAq9DEQjyc r5iVmmdauDmDRD5+pObeTkhaXztzsvK3cbeUy3pENY8E5MxBOaFqwKQKeXwM/RVTIVYO +ZcNKH+NVQPppRRqM9mWyr6vkXn9hgPydv7LcDyOIpBItp+fpupwGyMz0LocjQniZT2x h2MRvvTtZ54TPgXB6rPypRQHgJzuBbZ5l7bY07Fb+3bQU9mkLoayxgKbI2UfCH1IEPLk FM7A== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.112.54.130 with SMTP id j2mr27707464lbp.41.1412238299460; Thu, 02 Oct 2014 01:24:59 -0700 (PDT) Sender: crodr001@gmail.com Received: by 10.112.131.66 with HTTP; Thu, 2 Oct 2014 01:24:59 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20141002061855.GH33628@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> References: <20141001063753.GE94731@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> <20141002061855.GH33628@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 01:24:59 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: zRYudZPvoM_TDr8_1pLy15Ltb40 Message-ID: Subject: Re: HEADSUP: 10.0 switch to WITH_NEW_XORG From: Craig Rodrigues To: Baptiste Daroussin Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 Cc: "ports@freebsd.org" , stable@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 08:25:02 -0000 On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 11:18 PM, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: > On Wed, Oct 01, 2014 at 06:13:53PM -0700, Craig Rodrigues wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 11:37 PM, Baptiste Daroussin > > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > The WITH_NEW_XORG setting has been activated by default on FreeBSD 10.0 > > > and above, which allows us to have packages for xorg 1.12 and kde4. > > > > > > Please be aware that on systems that only support syscons > > > switching virtual terminals or exiting X > > > results in a black screen or the last image of their desktop > > > (like a screenshot) being presented. Commands can still be typed > blindly. > > > > > > Most, if not all, systems should be using vt(4) and this can be enabled > > > by setting kern.vty=vt in /boot/loader.conf and reboot to activate. > > > > > > On behalf of core, > > > Bapt > > > > > > > > > If I followed these instructions: > > > https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2014-July/001570.html > > what are the recommended actions I should take after this change? > > Just disable the FreeBSD_new_xorg repository when the packages will be > available > (they will be built in 6 days) > Thanks for the clarification. In any future announcement, you may wish to clarify what will happen to new_xorg repository, and recommended instructions for people to follow in case they have it in their config. Will it new_xorg repo go away? Will it remain but stop being updated? Will it continue to be updated? etc. -- Craig