Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:18:40 +0100 From: Gary Jennejohn <gljennjohn@googlemail.com> To: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> Cc: Kevin Lo <kevlo@FreeBSD.org>, x11@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Add a dependency on xclock Message-ID: <20101223181840.1a8fd266@ernst.jennejohn.org> In-Reply-To: <201012231531.oBNFVNG8037456@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <1293116676.2258.9.camel@nsl> <201012231531.oBNFVNG8037456@lurza.secnetix.de>
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On Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:31:23 +0100 (CET) Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> wrote: > 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? > Indirectly in that it re-adds xinit, which installs xinitrc, which is what started this whole thread. OP could probably solve the whole dilemma by doing "touch ~/.xinitrc" -- Gary Jennejohn
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