Re: Xorg 6.8.1

From: Michael C. Shultz (ringworm01_at_gmail.com)
Date: 02/26/05

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    Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:38:22 -0800
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    On Saturday 26 February 2005 01:19 pm, Gary Kline wrote:
    > On Sat, Feb 26, 2005 at 09:49:00PM +0100, Michael Nottebrock wrote:
    > > On Saturday, 26. February 2005 13:05, Godwin Stewart wrote:
    > > > On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 22:25:24 +1030, "Daniel O'Connor"
    > > >
    > > > <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> wrote:
    > > > > You don't need to update a port just because it depends on
    > > > > Xorg. The X API is quite stable so you can update just Xorg
    > > > > without expecting any problems. (I did XFree86 -> Xorg with
    > > > > zero problems for example)
    > > >
    > > > No, the problem's the other way round. Every time I want to
    > > > portupgrade something else, portupgrade also wants to upgrade
    > > > Xorg.
    > >
    > > edit /usr/local/etc/pkgtools.conf, find the HOLD_PKGS = [ line and
    > > change it to
    > >
    > > HOLD_PKGS = [
    > > 'bsdpan-*',
    > > 'xorg-*',
    > > 'imake-*',
    > > ]
    > >
    > > I've been using that for a long time now, since Xorg 6.8.1 breaks
    > > vt-switching for me.
    >
    > Tweaking pkgtools.conf may help me if I move back to XFree,
    > and it's looking like I have no choice. xorg autoconfigs
    > itself to run at too high a res and nothing I do fixes it.
    > So, without highjacking this thread _too_ much, can anybody
    > give me the cmds to get back to XFree-4 on my 5.3 install?
    >
    > I tried several days ago and got fouled up. What xorg*
    > ports do I have to pkg_delete before I cd to
    > /usr/ports/x11/XFree-4 and type a 'make install'?
    >
    > thanks much,
    >
    > gary

    Try setting in /etc/make.conf

    X_WINDOW_SYSTEM=xfree86-4

    There is an entry in /usr/ports/UPDATING about it.

    Upgrading with sysutils/portmanager should be able to reset all of your
    dependencies after that.

    -Mike
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