Re: Building with modular X

[Tobias Nygren <tnn%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Mon, 26 May 2008 14:27:57 -0500
"David Dudley" <DavidDu%cctexas.com@localhost> wrote:

> What is the acceptable way to build X?
> 
> I was under the understanding that I should be using the modular
> version of X, but when I build an installation with it, I then can't
> seem to get items that link with libGL and libglut to understand that
> I've got X installed.
> 
> I'm particularly trying to install pkgsrc/graphics/gle (or MesaLib...
> or half a dozen others).
> 
> I have X11_TYPE set to modular in my mk.conf, but should I have it set
> to something else????
> 
> David Dudley
> 

Make sure you do not have any old packages installed which are linked
against native X11. See here for a potential fix:

http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-users/2008/05/14/msg007221.html

... pkgsrc should really error out properly if trying to mix modular
and native packages. I wonder how we can accomplish that.