Date: 19 Dec 2000 10:25:46 +0100 From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> To: Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.org> Cc: jmz@FreeBSD.org, ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: XFree86-4 Port Message-ID: <xzp8zpczrs5.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> In-Reply-To: Ade Lovett's message of "Mon, 18 Dec 2000 13:46:01 -0600" References: <20001217004251.A47353@external.org> <xzppuiqyoib.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <20001218134601.A5634@FreeBSD.org>
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Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.org> writes: > The real solution is for x11/XFree86-4 to be completely gutted and > turned into a meta-port, depending on all of the other XFree86-4 > components. No. > This was the original goal, and I have no idea (nor does it cease > to amaze me) why it hasn't been done. Because until XFree86 get a grip and start distributing their sources in a more reasonable format, each of the subports would need to unpack the entire 200-megabyte XFree86 source code and build significant portions of it - and if you have five subports, you end up with five copies of the source code (totalling one gigabyte!) plus assorted binaries before you get the chance to 'make clean'. DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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