On Sun, Oct 10, 1999 at 11:13:43PM -0700, Mark Montague wrote: > Sven LUTHER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hello, ... > > > > i tried this week end to build a 3.9.16 debian package, using the 3.3.5 > > debian > > directory. I removed all the patches, set the install directory to > > /usr/X11R6.4, and it built fine, but all the create-... stuff need to be > > reworked, to install in the new directory, and also some package content > > where > > changed, and new packages where created. > > > > Solving this is quite some work, and i don't have much time for it right > > now. > > > > Is debian interrested in a 3.9.x serie of X server ? what would be the > > correct > > way to implement it ? I noticed that if you build a static server, and point > > /etc/X11/Xserver to it, it works fine. Also the dynamic server installed in > > /usr/local/X11R6.4 worked fine once i pointed Xserver to it. It would cause > > a > > problem in packages names (i appended xf4- to them) and compatibility > > between > > the two packages (i put a Provides: line to point to the 3.3.x package, is > > this > > right ?) > > > > Is any one interrested in working on this with me ? Branden, what is your > > opinion on this, as official X maintainer ? > > I'm generally interested in x3.9 debs, but I don't have lots of > time. I had trouble building vanilla 3.9.16b about 1.5 weeks ago, but > I haven't had time to look into it. I had tried to port some of the > patches a bit, but it was ugly enough that I decided to stick with > plain 3.9.* for now. I noticed that the 3.9.* libraries break a few > things, most of which can be worked around by using the old libs, but > the (matrox svga) server also breaks realplayer (and possibly other > things).
I think most of the patches are maybe not necessary for 3.9.*, not sure though. Anyway, we can simply make a package without the patches for now, and when this is fine, add the patches again, and include them in upstream quickly also. I am xfree member, and i guess you are also since you have access to 3.9.16b. I built 3.9.16b in the context of the debian xfree package. The only patch i applied was the one changing the root directory to /usr/X11R6.4, not sure if this is ok for debian though, but it is only a temporary thing until we have some working packages. The problem i had was when building the packages themselves, since most stuff are no more in the same place as before. What i would like to build first is a xserver-xfree4 package, that contains only the server and related stuff. After that we can do other things. Anyway, the mayor innovation is in the X server. I am not familiar with the create-xxx stuff of the debian package though, nor had i had time to work more on it. I will keep you informed, Friendly, Sven LUTHER
