Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:31:23 +0100 (CET) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> To: kevlo@FreeBSD.org (Kevin Lo) Cc: x11@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Add a dependency on xclock Message-ID: <201012231531.oBNFVNG8037456@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <1293116676.2258.9.camel@nsl>
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Kevin Lo wrote: > Oliver Fromme wrote: > > Kevin Lo wrote: > > > Sometimes I only installed the xorg metaport x11/xorg on my FreeBSD. > > > When I quit the X window, there's a message on the console: > > > > > > /usr/local/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc: xclock: not found > > > > > > I think it makes sense to add dependency on xclock, what do you think? > > > > There are dozens of different clocks in ports/x11-clocks. > > I don't think it makes sense to install one of them by > > default just because it's mentioned as an example in the > > xinitrc template. If someone really wants the "classic" > > xclock (I'm trying to avoid the word "ancient"), he can > > install it himself. This should be a conscious decision, > > not an automatism. > > > > In my opinion, the xorg meta port already installs many > > things that most people never need. Personally, I have > > stopped using the meta port and install only the parts > > that I need. This is a little more work in the beginning, > > but it saves time in the long run when keeping things up > > to date. On my workstation, it cut down the number of > > packages by about 200 (from 700 down to 500). > > You missed the point. Do you have any idea Why flz@ committed > this patch ? > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/cvs-ports/2009-January/163841.html How is that related to xclock? Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd $ dd if=/dev/urandom of=test.pl count=1 $ file test.pl test.pl: perl script text executable
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