From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 23 22:04:17 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0964416A4CE; Fri, 23 Jul 2004 22:04:17 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mailout1.informatik.tu-muenchen.de (mailout1.informatik.tu-muenchen.de [131.159.0.18]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62E6143D31; Fri, 23 Jul 2004 22:04:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from langd@informatik.tu-muenchen.de) Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 00:04:15 +0200 From: Daniel Lang To: Eric Anholt Message-ID: <20040723220415.GA63266@atrbg11.informatik.tu-muenchen.de> References: <1090609869.2748.23.camel@leguin> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1090609869.2748.23.camel@leguin> X-Geek: GCS/CC d-- s: a- C++$ UBS++++$ P+++$ L- E-(---) W+++(--) N++ o K w--- O? M? V? PS+(++) PE--(+) Y+ PGP+ t++ 5+++ X R+(-) tv+ b+ DI++ D++ G++ e+++ h---(-) r+++ y+ User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at informatik.tu-muenchen.de cc: ports@FreeBSD.org cc: x11@FreeBSD.org cc: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: HEADSUP: X.Org conversion X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 22:04:17 -0000 Hi Eric, Eric Anholt wrote on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 at 12:11:09PM -0700: > OK, the final version of the X.Org conversion patch has hit the tree. > No ports appear to be broken by the upgrade at this time. X.Org has > been made the default X distribution on -current. Other versions of > FreeBSD retain the same default X distribution (XFree86) but can upgrade > by setting X_WINDOW_SYSTEM=xorg in /etc/make.conf. > > To upgrade, you must remove your XFree86 ports and install the xorg > ports. It couldn't be done with portupgrade, unfortunately, because we > are keeping the XFree86 ports around. To upgrade: [..] Why does "keeping the XFree86 ports around" prevent one from using portupgrade? I can specify a different port to upgrade with with -o, like (simplified): portupgrade -o x11/xorg XFree86-4.3.0_X or are there other reasons why this is not possible? Cheers, Daniel -- IRCnet: Mr-Spock - "Do you love yourself ?" - "Yes!" (Isar 12) - Daniel Lang * dl@leo.org * +49 89 2600 8122 * http://www.leo.org/~dl/