Re: Xorg 7.2 update

On Tue, May 29, 2007 at 08:03:42PM +0200, Andreas Klemm wrote:
> On Mon, May 28, 2007 at 04:49:20PM -0400, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> > On Mon, May 28, 2007 at 09:47:47AM +0200, Andreas Klemm wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > 1st of all, thanks for providing 7.2 in the tree !
> > > 
> > > I had another little problem with xorg. While you did an upgrade
> > > installation, I nuked all of my ports and started over.
> > > 
> > > I discovered, that an installation by compiling all myself failed
> > > very early.
> > > 
> > > Its easily to reproduce by installing on a vanilla empty system.
> > > 
> > > Sorry I didn't save the error message.
> > 
> > Sorry, but this complete failure of a bug report made me laugh.
> 
> Save the time to laugh and better fix the bug,
> 
> As Steve Kargl also pointed out in his email he had to set
> XORG_UPGRADE environment variable to make a manual build work.
> 
> I was short on time, while upgrading my applications.
> I would have needed to either write down manually or
> restart this whole process. Both wasn't suitable for me.
> 
> I didn't complain. I only thought that maybe a pointer to a
> problem could be perhaps of help for somebody who did the port.
> 
> Next time I think twice when I see what crappy answers one gets
> on a mailinglist.
> 
> > P.S. Of course X has been tested on a "vanilla empty system" and indeed
> > builds completely.
> 
> Then explain to me the observations of Steve.
> 
> Did your vanilla empty system also had vanilla non existing
> environment variables ?
> 
> Think a little about it.

No, I just followed the directions that were displayed when the error
in question occurred.

Kris