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Date:      Tue, 18 Sep 2001 12:14:49 -0400
From:      "Jeff Lee" <dibble@cc.gatech.edu>
To:        <stable@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Why does installing X require the compat3x and compat4x dists
Message-ID:  <008301c1405d$0aa33990$38934dc7@cnd.gatech.edu>
References:  <20010918012828.A98117@dragon.nuxi.com>

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I've never understood that either, but I assumed that someone had a
good reason for it.  Why is XFree86 3.3.6 installed by default
instead of 4.X?

- --jeff lee

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG>
To: <stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 4:28 AM
Subject: Why does installing X require the compat3x and compat4x
dists


> I would like to commit this patch unless someone can justify why
> installing XFree86 3.3.6 (which is built with the release) requires
> these bits.
> 
> Index: dist.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/release/sysinstall/Attic/dist.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.175.2.23
> diff -u -r1.175.2.23 dist.c
> --- dist.c 16 Sep 2001 03:41:17 -0000 1.175.2.23
> +++ dist.c 18 Sep 2001 08:23:52 -0000
> @@ -222,12 +222,6 @@
>   Dists |= DIST_XF86;
>  #ifdef __i386__
>   Dists |= DIST_COMPAT22; /* For certain old X applications */
> -#if __FreeBSD__ > 3
> - Dists |= DIST_COMPAT3X;
> -#endif
> -#if __FreeBSD__ >= 4
> - Dists |= DIST_COMPAT4X;
> -#endif
>  #endif
>      }
>      if (isDebug())
> 
> -- 
> -- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
> 
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