Re: [gentoo-dev] Question about xfree86-4.3.0-r6

[Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@gentoo.org>]

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On Fri, 2004-05-14 at 09:49, Ferris McCormick wrote:
> I am guessing here; I don't know why it's hard masked.  I suggest you look
> at the ChangeLog and address the question to spyderous.

I don't see much in the ChangeLog to give any hints.  The listing in
package.mask is:
# <seemant@gentoo.org> 21 May, 2003
# Masked while it's still under development.  I need revision control on
the
# thing, which is why it's in portage at all.  Do NOT install this.
# 30 May, 2003 : Seems that xterm is in its own separate package as
well, so
# taking that out of -r3.  Added utempter, (dep for xterm to not install
# suid)
=x11-base/xfree-4.3.0-r6
media-fonts/chkfontpath

I guess I would just like to see us using common font locations across
our 2 major X builds.


> That said:
> I think one of the reasons is the font directory change, but I am not part
> of the xfree herd, and I have no direct information.
> 
> I can tell you that for sparc, it runs just like xfree-4.3.0-r5, but with
> the font move.  I can also tell you that for sparc, you are better off
> bypassing 4.3.0-r6, 4.3.xx, and moving directly to xorg-x11.  But I am
> not developing tools to run on both.

Actually, I am working with a tool to create working X configurations. 
Currently, it works with xfree, but not xorg-x11.  To get it to work
with xorg-x11 (and eventually allow us to transition that way), the
fonts need to be in the same place.

> I don't know what architectures interest you, but sparc is not likely
> to be high on your list :) 

I don't know much about it, but I'll be learning much more that I
started my new position, since we have a decent amount of sparc
machines.

> (On sparc, I would say "go for it (-r6) if you need to," but I do not 
> presume to suggest that is the case for anything else.  I would also
> say "don't even think about 4.3.99-xxx, because it likely won't work
> the way you want, and you  won't get much sympathy if you complain."  But 
> I am speaking for myself here.)

I don't want 4.3.99.  All I want is for the fonts to be in the same
place on both X servers.  ;]

-- 
Chris Gianelloni
Developer, Gentoo Linux
Games Team

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