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From: "David Xu" <bsddiy@163.net>
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Subject: Re: Version of XFree86 in FreeBSD Release 4.4
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 08:48:14 +0800
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I'm confused why Open and NetBSD both have XF4 installed, while we =
can't. why!

David Xu

----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
To: "Alexander Langer" <alex@big.endian.de>
Cc: "Robert Withrow" <bwithrow@nortelnetworks.com>; "Robert Withrow" =
<bwithrow@nortelnetworks.com>; "Jordan Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.ORG>; =
<freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>; <glenngombert@zdnetonebox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 8:14 AM
Subject: Re: Version of XFree86 in FreeBSD Release 4.4


>=20
> On 18-Sep-2001 Alexander Langer wrote:
> > > The previous suggestion (have a generic XFree86 port) is a) hacky, =
but b)
> > > workable in the current package framework I suspect..
> > =20
> >  Yes, would be a nice workaround.
> > =20
> >  I don't use packages, though :)
>=20
> I'm forced not to if I'm using a machine which needs X4..
>=20
> Usually for a fresh install I use packages since it gets a working =
machine
> quicker :)
>=20
> ---



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