Is it better to just rebuild Xorg 7.2

[Robin Becker]

Norberto Meijome wrote:
> On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:45:48 +0000
> Robin Becker <robin at reportlab.com> wrote:
> 
>> I've just installed 6.2R and have just about got Xorg going. Is it 
>> better for me to just remove all my X related packages and try and build 
>> from the xorg-7.2 meta package or to go through the pain of trying to 
>> update?
> 
> I think it'll be the same. Upgrade was the only option for me
> as I had a fully functionally X setup in my laptop - it went pretty smoothly
> (for the amount of changes done to the system).
> 
> Make sure you follow the instructions in /usr/ports/UPDATING to the letter.
> 
>> In either case I need to sync the ports tree etc.
> 
> well, if u dont upgrade your tree, you may be able to install xorg 6.9 from
> packages (MUCH faster) ; get it working; then sync the ports after this and
> upgrade. There is nothing particularly wrong with 6.9, specially if you have a
> clean machine and you plan to do the whole upgrade path.
> 
> just dont go overkill with setting up KDE / Gnome and other things that depend
> on X. twm would do for now ;)
.......
I have Xorg from 6.2R working now, but I have already cvsup'd the ports so I 
guess I'll have to do the upgrade from the 6.2R version. I haven't yet got KDE 
etc going yet anyway.
-- 
Robin Becker