Author: dj Date: 2012-06-11 17:56:57 -0600 (Mon, 11 Jun 2012) New Revision: 10305
Modified: trunk/BOOK/x/installing/installing.xml Log: Text changes to installing page. Modified: trunk/BOOK/x/installing/installing.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/x/installing/installing.xml 2012-06-11 23:53:45 UTC (rev 10304) +++ trunk/BOOK/x/installing/installing.xml 2012-06-11 23:56:57 UTC (rev 10305) @@ -18,13 +18,24 @@ <para>This chapter contains instructions to build and configure a graphical user environment.</para> - <para><application>Xorg</application>-&xorg7-version; introduces a completely - autotooled build system which means that the packages build and install - using the conventional <command>configure</command>, <command>make</command> - and <command>make install</command> commands, but it requires installing - more than 100 different packages. Most large commercial distributions have - decided to use the <application>Xorg</application> package.</para> + <para><application>Xorg</application>, in addition to clearing up some + licensing issues with <ulink url="http://www.xfree86.org/";>XFree86</ulink>, + introduced a completely autotooled build for the X Window system. This + means that the packages build and install using the conventional + <command>configure</command>, <command>make</command> and <command>make + install</command> commands, as opposed to a proprietary build system that + requied hand editing of configuration parameters in a C-like syntax.</para> + <para><application>Xorg</application> also brought with it a modular build + system. While this separation into modules resulted in full control of the + features available to the X server on any given installation, it also made + the installation more tedious as it requires installing more than 100 + different packages to obtain a functional X Window environment. Most large + commercial distributions have elected to use <application>Xorg</application> + over the <application>XFree86</application> distribution due to both + licensing issues and the increased functionality provided by it over + <application>XFree86</application>.</para> + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"; href="xorg7.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"; href="util-macros.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"; href="x7proto.xml"/> -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
