Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 22:15:10 +0300 From: Nikolay Pavlov <quetzal@zone3000.net> To: Stephen Clark <Stephen.Clark@seclark.us> Cc: Tom Evans <tevans.uk@googlemail.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upgrade 6.2 to xorg 7.2 Message-ID: <20070608191510.GA21402@zone3000.net> In-Reply-To: <4669A126.3010703@seclark.us> References: <20070608182421.CBAF545042@ptavv.es.net> <4669A126.3010703@seclark.us>
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On Friday, 8 June 2007 at 14:34:14 -0400, Stephen Clark wrote: > Kevin Oberman wrote: > > >>Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:45:34 -0400 > >>From: Stephen Clark <Stephen.Clark@seclark.us> > >>Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > >> > >>Tom Evans wrote: > >> > >> > >>>On Fri, 2007-06-08 at 09:22 -0400, Stephen Clark wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>Hello List, > >>>> > >>>>A few weeks ago I installed 6.2. I did a cvsup of the ports and now anytime I try to make > >>>>anything that uses X I get something like the following: > >>>> > >>>>===> Patching for tk-8.5.a.6_1 > >>>>===> Applying FreeBSD patches for tk-8.5.a.6_1 > >>>>===> tk-8.5.a.6_1 depends on file: /usr/local/libdata/xorg/libraries - not found > >>>>===> Verifying install for /usr/local/libdata/xorg/libraries in /usr/ports/x11/xorg-libraries > >>>>Read /usr/ports/UPDATING for the procedure to upgrade or install xorg 7.2. > >>>>*** Error code 1 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>I have been following the thread on xorg 7.2. > >>>> > >>>>The /usr/src/UPDATING says under caveats > >>>>"Make sure you have the x11/xorg meta-port installed" > >>>> > >>>>When I run make in the x11/xorg dir I get the following which > >>>>says use portupgrade if you want to upgrade X.Org. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>/usr/ports/x11/xorg]# make > >>>>This is a meta-port, meaning that it just depends on its subparts of the port. > >>>>It won't build and install all the parts until you have typed make install > >>>>This port does not ensure things are upgraded; use portupgrade if you want to > >>>>upgrade X.Org. If you simply type 'make install' it may use over 2GB to build > >>>>all of the subports. You can install the ports singly if you are low on space. > >>>> > >>>>So now which is it? > >>>> > >>>>Use the meta port or portupgrade? > >>>> > >>>>Thanks, > >>>>Steve > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>I'd read /usr/ports/UPDATING again, if you follow the exact instructions > >>> > >>> > >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I have it printed out sitting right in front of me. > >> > >> > >>>in that file, you won't have many problems. > >>> > >>> > >>But what about this paragraph under caveats from /usr/ports/UPDATING: > >> > >>"Make sure you have the x11/xorg meta-port installed. If you do not have > >> this meta-port installed with X.Org 6.9, you will miss out on a lot of > >> the new X.Org 7.2 sub-ports." > >> > > > >Do you have xorg-6.9 installed before starting? If not, you might well > >want to install it after the upgrade. If it is already installed, it > >will be automatically upgraded, so don't worry about it. > > > >That said, my experience in updating about a dozen systems is to roll > >the ports tree back to before 7.2 was committed and install xorg > >(portinstall xorg) before starting the upgrade. It's not essential that > >you do so, but it does eliminate some rough edges in the upgrade as the > >main test case was almost certainly with xorg-6.9 installed on systems > >prior to the upgrade. > > > I have xorg-6.9 installed from the release iso - I selected x-kernel-developer > > Does this install all the things that would be installed from the xorg meta port? Because > if I do a pkg_info I don't see anything that says xorg meta port. > > This is my work - workstation and I don't want to fubar it. If this is your working workstation i recomend to wait for packages. You will lost the day or two or even more. > > Thanks to all who have responded. > > Steve > > -- > > "They that give up essential liberty to obtain temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." (Ben Franklin) > > "The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases." (Thomas Jefferson) > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- ====================================================================== - Best regards, Nikolay Pavlov. <<<----------------------------------- ======================================================================
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