Actually, I was going to stick it in the "running X11" section of the documentation pages. I was in the middle of updating some of the versions (some parts still say the current version is 4.2.0!) when 4.3 came out, and I was waiting until the dust settled to make an update.
On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 22:59, Benjamin Reed wrote: > (excuse me for spamming you with a huge message, but I have an ulterior > motive, I'd like to point to this in the FAQ too.) > > Greg wrote: > > Am I'm I reading this correctly: XFree86 and xDarwin are separate installs? > > They're all variants on XFree86 (they're all based on the XFree86 code). > > > And what about xDarwin 4.3? Is this a purchase only version? I can't > > find the download anywhere. Does the earlier version have any special > > needs (or draws backs) in order to run in 10.2 (like Developer Tools)? > > XDarwin.org seems to be a group of people making money off of the real > work being done by the XonX people (http://xonx.sf.net/). Now, it's not > illegal to make money off of it, but the XDarwin folks sure go out of > their way to make it look like they're the ones making it, so I'd stay > away on principle. :P Please note I'm saying this as a regular guy, > not in any official Fink capacity. :) > > Anyways, the summary goes like this: > > XDarwin.org: XFree86 4.3.0 (repackaged?) > XDarwin.org's packages are just a redistribution of XFree86 4.3 > from XonX. > > Install system-xfree86 after installing this. > > xonx.sf.net: XFree86 4.3.0 > XonX is the sourceforge project officially managing the > darwin-specific bits for XFree86 (mostly the work of Torrey Lyons). > > Install either: > "xfree86" from Fink unstable, or > the installer package from the web site + system-xfree86 > > Note that these official XFree86 binaries are also available in a > command-line shell script installer version from XFree86's FTP site. > There's really no reason to go this way, but it works perfectly fine > installing with those packages rather than the Apple installer on the > XonX web site. You would still use system-xfree86 when you're done. > > Apple X11: XFree86 4.2.1 > > Apple's X11 is based on XFree86 4.2.1 with some modifications. A > number of the modifications overlap with the changes in XFree86 > 4.3.0, and a number don't. The net sum is that they're both about > equal as far as performance, the only difference is Apple's X11 has > quartz-wm and XFree86 4.3.0 doesn't (and Apple X11 has a couple of > strange keyboard bugs right now, hopefully the next beta will clean > that up). Supposedly, they will eventually merge the XFree86 4.3 > codebase with their work, which may make it the best of all, > performance-wise, but for now it's about on par with 4.3.0. > > Install system-xfree86 after installing this (system-xfree86 4.2-11 > is the version that understands the latest Apple X11 beta). > > Fink stable XFree86: XFree86 4.2.1.1 > > These are packages of the previous XonX release, split into two > halves (the libraries and the X11 display server). It's older but > very solid. It comes in 2 variants, threaded and non-threaded. > The threaded build is a bit of a hack, but is required by a few > packages (xine being the most popular, I think). If you don't > require threading, however, I would suggest not using it. Otherwise > if you switch to Apple's X11 (which doesn't support threading), you > wouldn't be able to run binaries you compiled against the threaded > versions. > > Install either: > xfree86-base and xfree86-rootless, or > xfree86-base-threaded and xfree86-rootless-threaded > > > <I guess what I'm asking for is a list of what needs to be installed, > > and in what order, so I can get back to running GNOME and KDE in 10.2> > > There is no one list. You can install any of the X11 variants and > things should work OK for you. My suggestion is either Apple X11 (with > system-xfree86) or XFree86 4.3.0 (the "xfree86" package in unstable) if > you're willing to deal with possibly-more-unstable code, although in > practice they're both fairly solid for day-to-day work. > > If you want rock-solid stability at the expense of speed, xfree86-base + > xfree86-rootless is the way to go. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > The Definitive IT and Networking Event. Be There! > NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2003 -- Register today! > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?keyn0001en > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Levitated Dipole Experiment 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The Definitive IT and Networking Event. Be There! NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2003 -- Register today! http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?keyn0001en _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
