From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 8 16:45:38 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B01FA16A421 for ; Fri, 8 Jun 2007 16:45:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Stephen.Clark@seclark.us) Received: from smtpauth14.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (smtpauth14.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net [64.202.165.39]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7728113C457 for ; Fri, 8 Jun 2007 16:45:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Stephen.Clark@seclark.us) Received: (qmail 1656 invoked from network); 8 Jun 2007 16:45:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (24.144.77.243) by smtpauth14.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (64.202.165.39) with ESMTP; 08 Jun 2007 16:45:35 -0000 Message-ID: <466987AE.70503@seclark.us> Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:45:34 -0400 From: Stephen Clark User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux 2.2.16-22smp i686; en-US; m18) Gecko/20010110 Netscape6/6.5 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Tom Evans References: <46695828.90805@seclark.us> <1181316280.48432.13.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <1181316280.48432.13.camel@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upgrade 6.2 to xorg 7.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Stephen.Clark@seclark.us List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:45:38 -0000 Tom Evans wrote: >On Fri, 2007-06-08 at 09:22 -0400, Stephen Clark wrote: > > >>Hello List, >> >>A few weeks ago I installed 6.2. I did a cvsup of the ports and now >>anytime I try to make >>anything that uses X I get something like the following: >> >>===> Patching for tk-8.5.a.6_1 >>===> Applying FreeBSD patches for tk-8.5.a.6_1 >>===> tk-8.5.a.6_1 depends on file: /usr/local/libdata/xorg/libraries - >>not found >>===> Verifying install for /usr/local/libdata/xorg/libraries in >>/usr/ports/x11/xorg-libraries >>Read /usr/ports/UPDATING for the procedure to upgrade or install xorg 7.2. >>*** Error code 1 >> >> >>I have been following the thread on xorg 7.2. >> >>The /usr/src/UPDATING says under caveats >>"Make sure you have the x11/xorg meta-port installed" >> >>When I run make in the x11/xorg dir I get the following which >>says use portupgrade if you want to upgrade X.Org. >> >> >>/usr/ports/x11/xorg]# make >>This is a meta-port, meaning that it just depends on its subparts of the >>port. >>It won't build and install all the parts until you have typed make install >>This port does not ensure things are upgraded; use portupgrade if you >>want to >>upgrade X.Org. If you simply type 'make install' it may use over 2GB to >>build >>all of the subports. You can install the ports singly if you are low on >>space. >> >>So now which is it? >> >>Use the meta port or portupgrade? >> >>Thanks, >>Steve >> >> >> > >I'd read /usr/ports/UPDATING again, if you follow the exact instructions > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I have it printed out sitting right in front of me. >in that file, you won't have many problems. > > But what about this paragraph under caveats from /usr/ports/UPDATING: "Make sure you have the x11/xorg meta-port installed. If you do not have this meta-port installed with X.Org 6.9, you will miss out on a lot of the new X.Org 7.2 sub-ports." -- "They that give up essential liberty to obtain temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." (Ben Franklin) "The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases." (Thomas Jefferson)