From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 14 17:54:57 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: 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 56A5616A4DD; Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:54:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mezz7@cox.net) Received: from centrmmtao01.cox.net (centrmmtao01.cox.net [70.168.83.83]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 924FC43D45; Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:54:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mezz7@cox.net) Received: from mezz.mezzweb.com ([24.255.149.218]) by centrmmtao01.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.06.01 201-2131-130-101-20060113) with ESMTP id <20060714175455.WLHA23821.centrmmtao01.cox.net@mezz.mezzweb.com>; Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:54:55 -0400 Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:55:03 -0500 To: pfgshield-freebsd@yahoo.com From: "Jeremy Messenger" Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20060714140927.97512.qmail@web32711.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20060714140927.97512.qmail@web32711.mail.mud.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.00 (Linux) Cc: ports@freebsd.org, Dejan Lesjak , freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RFC: Merging X11BASE to LOCALBASE 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: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:54:57 -0000 On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:09:27 -0500, wrote:= > Hello; > > --- Dejan Lesjak ha scritto: > >> On Friday 14 July 2006 01:59, pfgshield-freebsd@yahoo.com wrote: >> > Hi; >> > >> > Just here mumbling... >> > >> > It would be interesting to set >> > >> > X11BASE=3D/usr/X11 when using XFree86 and >> > X11BASE=3D${LOCALBASE} when using XOrg. >> > >> > Not only due to historical consistency (/usr/X11 is the path = >> recommended in >> > XFree86 manpages), but as a way to be able to use XFree86 and keep = the >> > system somewhat cleaner. >> >> Well, I was planing XFree86 would move to LOCALBASE as well - if it = >> doesn't, >> ports depending on X11 would have to special case XFree86 libraries a= nd >> includes and such, which would make system a bit less clean. Why do y= ou = >> think >> > > Hmm.. there should be no need to have special cases for ports that = > properly > respect X11BASE. Ports that don't respect X11BASE (those that have = > /usr/X11R6 > hard coded) should be cleaned/fixed anyways. > > >> using /usr/X11 would make things cleaner? >> > > I haven't checked lately but XFree86 and XOrg are currently in conflic= t = > aren't > they? One has to deinstall and rebuild all the packages built with XOr= g = > and > start a fresh build to use XFree86. Having XFree86 on it's own prefix = = > would > avoid the problem of having packages built with the wrong version of X= = > and it > also make an eventual clean up easier. Nobody should install both xorg and xfree86 at the same time. It's prett= y = pointless and it would cause more messy when you try to build other port= s = that depend on either of it. Move everything in LOCALBASE, nothing more = = and nothing less, is much cleaner. Cheers, Mezz > I think the user perceived default wouldn't change, with most people = > using XOrg > in LOCALBASE, and some people using XFree86 in X11BASE. Of course if = > eventually > X11BASE disappears is another matter, but at least for backwards = > compatibility > (4.x?) it's good to have it for a while. > > just my 0.02$ > > Pedro. > > Chiacchiera con i tuoi amici in tempo reale! > http://it.yahoo.com/mail_it/foot/*http://it.messenger.yahoo.com -- = mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD GNOME Team - FreeBSD Multimedia Hat (ports, not src) http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org http://wiki.freebsd.org/multimedia - multimedia@FreeBSD.org