Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:01:26 -0800 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: setting X11BASE Message-ID: <47bfd2d6.EvwzDqmqdVQnRjs8%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <200802221307.43940.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> References: <47be74b1.pGW9HajDXl3VC5wx%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <200802221307.43940.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net>
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> > * What is the value of LOCALBASE? I'm not finding any > > definition, or other reference, in /etc/make.conf. > > Just set it to ${LOCALBASE} verbatim. Not what you think is the > value of the variable LOCALBASE but the word ${LOCALBASE}. Academic interest :) I'm finding it especially "interesting" that /etc/make.conf, which to judge from its location is part of the base, depends on a setting from something in the /usr/ports tree. > > In case it matters, I have not upgraded to the modular Xorg, and > > would prefer not to go through all that. "It ain't broke ..." > > True, but your portstree is now 'broken', because support for how > it used to work is being phased out, like the whole X11BASE thing. > I think if you upgrade anything that depends on xorg, you'll find > dependencies being pulled in that are part of the modular xorg, > unless you really know what you're doing. ... which is why I am trying to install portmaster before doing anything else. I may try pkg_tree also, if it doesn't lead into a dependency maze of its own.
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