From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 8 15:10:23 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14D1416B255 for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 13:13:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (jojo.ms-net.de [84.16.236.246]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 463E643D46 for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 13:13:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (p54A5DC25.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.220.37]) (authenticated bits=0) by www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k58DBHEW038719; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 15:11:17 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k58DDnHe023238; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 15:13:50 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from pslux.cec.eu.int (pslux.cec.eu.int [158.169.9.14]) by webmail.leidinger.net (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Thu, 08 Jun 2006 15:13:49 +0200 Message-ID: <20060608151349.tsgxoswvpcs0c408@netchild.homeip.net> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 15:13:49 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger To: Boris Samorodov References: <70960100@ho.ipt.ru> In-Reply-To: <70960100@ho.ipt.ru> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1) / FreeBSD-4.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [patch] bsd.ports.mk: X_WINDOW_SYSTEM and linux X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 15:10:35 -0000 Quoting Boris Samorodov (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