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Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 22:00:02 +0200
From: Jona Joachim <jaj@hcl-club.lu>
To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
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Cc: ports@freebsd.org, Gaye Abdoulaye <walsimou@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: HEADS UP: xorg 7.2 ready for testing (could not open default
 font 'fixed' error)
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On Sun, 20 May 2007 14:35:02 -0400
Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote:

> On Sun, May 20, 2007 at 07:26:00PM +0200, Jona Joachim wrote:
> > On Sun, 20 May 2007 18:55:43 +0200
> > Gaye Abdoulaye <walsimou@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hello list,
> > > 1-I've successfully upgraded my ports tree
> > > 2-use /usr/ports/Tools/scripts/mergebase.sh and make required
> > > sym-link to /usr/local/lib/X11
> > > 3- run X -configure
> > > 4- run X -config xorg.conf.new
> > > but i have an error: could not open default font 'fixed'
> > > I forgot something?
> > > Thnanks
> > 
> > I had the same error.
> > Installing the x11-fonts/xorg-fonts port fixed it.
> 
> Did you both check whether you have the xorg metaport installed, per
> the note in UPDATING?  Some people didn't have it on 6.9 which means
> they will miss out on a complete xorg 7.2 installation.

That note was not in UPDATING when I upgraded xorg :)
No I don't have it, I'll install it after portupgrade -rR "gstreamer*"
finishes...
pkgdb -F reported a lot of missing dependencies related to X so I ended
up writing a script that installs all of them.
Thanks for the hint!

Jona