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From: Alexander Langer <alex@big.endian.de>
To: Robert Withrow <bwithrow@nortelnetworks.com>
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Subject: Re: Version of XFree86 in FreeBSD Release 4.4
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Thus spake Robert Withrow (bwithrow@nortelnetworks.com):

> I know it is slimy, but couldn't there be a dummy "port" just
> called "XFree86" that is what most other ports depend on?  The minority
> of ports that actually care what version of X is installed could always
> use the version-specific names...

Would be nice if we had a package system that lets you just install
- let me call them - "features", such as a "XFree86" feature, other
ports could depend on.   Multiple packages could supply this feature
then and ports could also say if they depend on a specific version.

Alex,
hiding in a dark corner.

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