Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 15:13:49 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [patch] bsd.ports.mk: X_WINDOW_SYSTEM and linux Message-ID: <20060608151349.tsgxoswvpcs0c408@netchild.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <70960100@ho.ipt.ru> References: <70960100@ho.ipt.ru>
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Quoting Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> (from Thu, 08 Jun 2006 02:47:23 +0400)= : > As you know, there are two X_WINDOW_SYSTEMs used with FreeBSD. They > may be choosed (auto or by hand). So far our ports have had only one My impression is, that after some amount of time only Xorg will "survive". > to use with linux (linux-XFree86-libs). Five weeks ago netchild@ > committed a new one (linux-xorg-libs). > > Now the question is how to configure the needed linux X libraries. My Don't. Yes, we have OVERRIDE_LINUX_BASE_PORT. I see it as some kind of =20 help when testing updates for the linux base port. Some people may use =20 it to use a non-default linux base. Since we (emulation@) only support =20 the default linux base port, they are doing it on their own. So =20 providing such an option to let the user select what he wants is the =20 wrong goal IMO. Each linux distribution comes with his own default X11 implementation. =20 They make sure everything works with it. We should stay with the X11 =20 system the default linux distribution uses. We're happy to have some =20 resources ATM to get the default linux base into shape (thanks for all =20 you work here Boris!), but we should not put ourself into a place =20 where we seem to promise more than what we are able to handle. When we switch the default linux base port and the default linux x11 =20 port, I intend to mark the XFree86 one as deprecated (together with =20 all the unmaintained or old linux base ports). Bye, Alexander. --=20 Selling GoodYear Eagle F1 235/40ZR18, 2x 4mm + 2x 5mm, ~150 EUR you have to pick it up between Germany/Saarland and Luxembourg/Capellen http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137
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