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Date:      Fri, 15 Feb 2002 00:42:54 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@mail.ru>, Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com>, <gnome@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: Xscreensaver and GNOME
Message-ID:  <20020215003648.T70025-100000@zoot.corp.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <B8913236.6448%ade@FreeBSD.org>

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On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Ade Lovett wrote:

> On 02/13/02 22:19, "Doug Barton" <DougB@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
>
> > Ade,
>
> Hi Doug,
>
> > Your change is way too intrusive. I should have been more clear,
> > or reviewed the patches first, or something. Before I revert it, can you
> > please describe _why_ the xml files need to change directories based on
> > whether gnome is installed or not? That's going to be a pita to maintain.
>
> That's what the xscreensaver code does itself

	But is it *required* by the gnome code?

> > Also, there was absolutely no reason to change the sed version of the
> > PTHREAD_LIBS change in the Makefile to perl.
>
> Lots quicker,

	Ummm.m.. bull.

> plenty of prior sed->perl changes in Makefiles, and the
> changes can be made in-place.  Feel free to back out the post-patch bit if
> you wish.

	Gosh, thanks.

> I think perhaps there is some confusion going on.  Sobomax committed an
> update to x11/xscreensaver that did not pass the GNOME/non-GNOME packaging
> tests, and was not a part of the patchball that was produced on the
> gnome-list.  Indeed, this particular commit made things worse, hence the fix
> to actually make the port work again.

	Like I said, this is what I was afraid of. I will work on a
solution that keeps all the files in the same place regardless of
gnome/not gnome, even if I have to install gnome myself. *Ph33r*



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