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

[Ferris McCormick <fmccor@gentoo.org>]

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On Fri, 14 May 2004, Chris Gianelloni wrote:

> On Fri, 2004-05-14 at 08:30, Ferris McCormick wrote:
> > > Does the xfree86-4.3.0-r6 ebuild also have the fonts moved to
> > > /usr/share/fonts like the xorg-x11-6.7.0 does?
> > >
> > 
> > Yes.
> 
> Excellent, so why is it still hard masked exactly?  I haven't been
> following the problems with it, so consider me completely uninformed on
> the situation.
>
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.

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.

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

(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.)
 
> All I am trying to do is work on a tool or two that I would like to be
> usable for both xfree and xorg-x11, but currently, the font path
> difference is a major bug/annoyance.
> 

That I believe.

> -- 
> Chris Gianelloni
> Developer, Gentoo Linux
> Games Team
> 
> Is your power animal a penguin?
> 

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Ferris McCormick (P44646, MI) <fmccor@gentoo.org>
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