> > those packages in /usr/pkg... but what about /usr/X11R6.pkg?
>
> The xpkgwedge package will place all the packages which would
> normally go into /usr/X11R6 into /usr/pkg. (In fact, it  places

good to know - unfortunately i already have lots of things compiled.


> packages which would normally go into X11BASE into LOCALBASE).
>
> You could set up /usr/X11R6.pkg to have a symlink farm back to
> /usr/X11R6, or use null mounts to accomplish the same thing, and
> then set X11BASE (in /etc/mk.conf) to be /usr/X11R6.pkg, but it's
> a trifle convuluted, from where I'm sitting.
>
> We've never had a request like this before, however, so there might
> be a better way of doing it.
>
i think /usr/pkg/ is good place no need to X11R6.pkg (already lots of
programs using X are in /usr/pkg).

but being able to have only base X11R6 in /usr/X11R6 makes upgrading X
MUCH easier