cvs commit: ports/x11/gdm Makefile

[Kris Kennaway]

On Sat, Jun 16, 2007 at 06:52:28PM +0900, Norikatsu Shigemura wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:10:17 -0400
> Kris Kennaway <kris at obsecurity.org> wrote:
> > > 	I don't think that this change is NOP.  I was embarrassed with
> > > 	this problem, too.  I did clean-install all ports such as Werner.
> > > 	So I'm grad to get fixed binary by mezz's bumping PORTREVISION.
> > Then the question you should be asking is "why did the symlink
> > creation by xorg-libraries not happen?".
> 
> 	I have no question "why did the symlink ...".  Because,
> 
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> .if !defined(XORG_UPGRADE) && !defined(PACKAGE_BUILDING) && exists(/usr/X11R6)
> pre-everything::
> 	@test -L /usr/X11R6 || ( echo "Read ${PORTSDIR}/UPDATING for the procedure to upgrade or install xorg 7.2." && /usr/bin/false )
> .elif !exists(/usr/X11R6) && !defined(WITHOUT_X11R6_SYMLINK)
> pre-everything::
> 	${LN} -s ${X11BASE} /usr/X11R6 || ${TRUE}
> .endif
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> 
> 	I did set XORG_UPGRADE=yes and WITHOUT_X11R6_SYMLINK=yes ni
> 	/etc/make.conf.  And I removed /usr/X11R6.

OK, so you shot yourself in the foot, then wondered why you have
trouble walking? :)

To repeat more clearly: the ports collection is very far from ready to
run without the X11R6 symlink.  Only set this variable if you are
willing to help shake out problems and move to a state of higher
readiness over time.

Kris
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