Two xorg-server packages?

Odhiambo Washington odhiambo at gmail.com
Sat Jun 14 06:53:06 UTC 2008


When did you lastly update your ports tree using any of the different
methods available?



On 6/14/08, Chad Perrin <perrin at apotheon.com> wrote:
> I seem to have two xorg-server packages on a FreeBSD system of mine, and
> I'm not sure why.  With one of them, there's no problem:
>
>   xorg-server-1.4_10,1        =  up-to-date with port
>
> One of them won't upgrade:
>
>   xorg-server-1.2.99.903_1,1  <  needs updating (port has 1.2.99.903_2,1)
>
>   ** Port marked as IGNORE: x11-servers/xorg-server-snap:
>           is outdated
>   ** Listing the failed packages (-:ignored / *:skipped / !:failed)
>           - x11-servers/xorg-server-snap (marked as IGNORE)
>
> . . . and portaudit says it's vulnerable:
>
>   Affected package: xorg-server-1.2.99.903_1,1
>   Type of problem: xorg -- multiple vulnerabilities.
>   Reference:
>
> <http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/portaudit/fe2b6597-c9a4-11dc-8da8-0008a18a9961.html>
>
> Why do I have this xorg-server-1.2.99.903_1,1 package?  It appears to be
> nothing but an older version.  Should I remove it, or figure out how to
> upgrade it?  Is it actually just an older version of the same package, or
> is it a different/separate package entirely?
>
> Any help figuring this out would be appreciated.
>
> --
> Chad Perrin [ content licensed PDL: http://pdl.apotheon.org ]
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