Subject: Re: modular X.org work
To: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
From: Hubert Feyrer <feyrer@cs.stevens.edu>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 10/16/2005 08:04:26
On Sat, 15 Oct 2005, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
> libX11-0.99.0       Base X libraries from modular Xorg X11
> fontsproto-2.0      Fonts extension headers from X.org
> fontcacheproto-0.1  Fontcache extension headers from X.org
> libfontenc-0.99.0   The fontenc Library from X.org
> libXau-0.99.0       Authorization Protocol for X from freedesktop.org
> libXdmcp-0.99.0     X Display Manager Control Protocol library from X.org
> inputproto-1.3      Input extension headers from X.org
> kbproto-1.0         KB extension headers from X.org
> xcmiscproto-1.1     XCMisc extension headers from X.org
> xextproto-7.0       XExt extension headers from X.org
> xf86bigfontproto-1.1 XF86BigFont extension headers from X.org xtrans-0.99.0 
> Network API translation layer to insulate X
> xproto-7.0          X protocol and ancillary headers from Xorg X11
> bigreqsproto-1.0    BigReqs extension headers from modular Xorg X11
> libXext-0.99.0      X Extension library
> libXfont-0.99.0     X font Library

Why not have ~one big "X" package?
The list above reminds me of GNOME...


  - Hubert