Re: pkg/33869: can't install meta-pkgs/{xorg,XFree86} into /usr/X11R6

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The following reply was made to PR pkg/33869; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: reed%reedmedia.net@localhost
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: pkg/33869: can't install meta-pkgs/{xorg,XFree86} into /usr/X11R6
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 21:29:48 -0700 (PDT)

 On Thu, 29 Jun 2006, joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost wrote:
 
 >  No, this is not supported at all and not supposed to work either.
 >  pkgsrc stuff is not supposed to leave ${LOCALBASE} and X11BASE is
 >  entirely for the sake of X11TYPE=native.
 
 While it is not supported, I have successfully used it for at least a year 
 under NetBSD.
 
 I installed Xorg from pkgsrc to /usr/X11R6. pkgsrc thinks it is native and 
 all is well. And x11-links has been modified as needed (at least as known) 
 to work with this.
 
 Getting xorg to install, I did something like:
  X11_TYPE=xorg and X11ROOT_PREFIX=X11R6 and LOCALBASE=/usr
 (not in mk.conf -- but just for xorg).
 
 I don't know if it still works that way though (as I am using modular Xorg 
 from pkgsrc-wip).
 
 - Jeremy C. Reed