From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 28 17:17:58 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E3B816A4CE for ; Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:17:58 +0000 (GMT) Received: from argent.heraldsnet.org (argent.heraldsnet.org [64.83.41.80]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11CCD43D1D for ; Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:17:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jtrigg@spamcop.net) Received: by argent.heraldsnet.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id DF28F415; Mon, 28 Jun 2004 13:17:56 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 13:17:56 -0400 From: Jim Trigg To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040628171756.GC83630@spamcop.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20040628161012.82589.qmail@web53406.mail.yahoo.com> <20040628121353.4bd1dc41@vixen42.24-119-122-191.cpe.cableone.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040628121353.4bd1dc41@vixen42.24-119-122-191.cpe.cableone.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Habeas-SWE-1: winter into spring X-Habeas-SWE-2: brightly anticipated X-Habeas-SWE-3: like Habeas SWE (tm) X-Habeas-SWE-4: Copyright 2002 Habeas (tm) X-Habeas-SWE-5: Sender Warranted Email (SWE) (tm). The sender of this X-Habeas-SWE-6: email in exchange for a license for this Habeas X-Habeas-SWE-7: warrant mark warrants that this is a Habeas Compliant X-Habeas-SWE-8: Message (HCM) and not spam. Please report use of this X-Habeas-SWE-9: mark in spam to . Subject: Re: Guide to x.org update? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:17:58 -0000 On Mon, Jun 28, 2004 at 12:13:53PM -0500, Vulpes Velox wrote: > On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:10:12 -0700 (PDT) > Your Name wrote: > > > I'd like to upgrade to the x.org series from XFree86. > > Is there any simple guide to how to do this? There's > > nothing in /usr/ports/UPDATING. I see that some people > > have reported general success, but I'm worried that > > I'll miss something or forget about rebuilding > > something in the three days it'll take to rebuild > > every X dependent > > port on my system. > > build xorg-server, deinstall it, reinstall, it use pkgdb -uF to fix :) > > then repeat for what other xorg stuff you want :) > > the pkgdb -uF is important... it will go through and update > /var/db/pkg so that all ports recognize using the new xlibs and don't > try to reinstall xfree86... > > pkgdb is part of portupgrade AFAICT, this won't really do anything -- there does not appear to be a real way to tell the ports system that you want X ports to depend on xorg instead of xfree. Every X port appears to have xfree hardcoded. Jim Trigg -- Jim Trigg, Lord High Everything Else O- /"\ \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN Hostmaster, Huie Kin family website X HELP CURE HTML MAIL Verger, All Saints Church - Sharon Chapel / \