Xorg 7.2 ... install

[Matthew Seaman]

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Albert Shih wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I'm like Rambo and I don't like make a big upgrade. Now with the big
> upgrade Xorg 6.2 --> Xorg 7.x I erase everthing a make a fresh install.
> 
> My problem (that's not really a problem but...) is event we make a fresh
> install (I erase everthing in /usr/local and /usr/X11R6), I need 
> 	export XORG_UPGRADE=yes
> 
> before installing any ports (with X11 of course).
> 
> I think that's very strange because...I don't make a upgrade. 
> 
> I can understand it's not a big problem...just a litte remark.

We were having exactly this discussion over on freebsd-stable at ... just
now.

Actually, for a fresh install on a system without any X ports already
installed, you're better off doing this:

    mkdir /usr/X11R6
    sh /usr/ports/Tools/scripts/mergebase.sh

and then carry on installing everything.  Or you can do the following
by hand (which just duplicates the effect mergebase.sh ultimately
has):

    cd /usr
    ln -sf local X11R6
    cd /etc
    echo local_startup="/usr/local/etc/rc.d" >> rc.conf
    echo local_periodic="/usr/local/etc/periodic" >> periodic.conf
    sed -i.save -e '/X11R6/s/^/#/' manpath.config

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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