Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:49:32 +0100 From: offbyone <offbyone@xs4all.nl> To: "Andrew P." <infofarmer@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XFree86 on FreeBSD 5.4 Message-ID: <43C7BDFC.6040106@xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <cb5206420601130343m5d52a47ft8d55bf52d462cef9@mail.gmail.com> References: <43C78D52.60301@xs4all.nl> <cb5206420601130343m5d52a47ft8d55bf52d462cef9@mail.gmail.com>
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Andrew P. wrote: > On 1/13/06, offbyone <offbyone@xs4all.nl> wrote: > >>My problem: >>Running FreeBSD_5.4-RELEASE with XFree86-4.5.0, there is a mis-match: >>the underlying o.s. and newly installed and upgraded ports expect X.org >>After portupgrade of an X-supported port, this mis-match shows up as >>"stale dependency(ies)" It's a bore repeatedly to point new and upgraded >> ports to XFree86-libraries-4.5.0, etc. (and there is no XFree86 >>component that corresponds directly to X.org-TrueType, or is there?) >>My questions: >>0.) How to change the underlying o.s. default expectation to XFree86 AND >> is this a good idea for the present and future of 5.x? > > > Look at /usr/local/etc/pkgtools.conf > > >>1.) Is a better solution to bite the bullet, deinstall all XFree86 >>components and install X.org, since FreeBDS is 5.x? > > > Sure. There's no debate about it whatsoever. You are also > avdised to bite another bullet and upgrade to FreeBSD 6, > it's a painless/seamless procedure now. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > Andrew P. - Thanks for the reminder about pkgtools.conf. But about FreeBSD 6... I still see a lot of complaints of headaches from people using 6, here and on the -Stable mailing list, so I'm dubious. - Jake
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