Re: Xorg 7.2 update

On Tue, May 29, 2007 at 02:52:17PM -0400, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> 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.

Also on a truly vanilla empty system there is no /usr/X11R6 (it's
created when you install X) and the variable is not necessary.

Kris