Update of /cvsroot/fink/web/xml/x11
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x11.en.xml
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Updates: available version numbers
Display servers (X11.app, OroborOSX, applex11tools...)
Index: x11.en.xml
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RCS file: /cvsroot/fink/web/xml/x11/x11.en.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.14
retrieving revision 1.15
diff -u -d -r1.14 -r1.15
--- x11.en.xml 8 Jun 2005 01:09:20 -0000 1.14
+++ x11.en.xml 9 Jun 2005 01:36:14 -0000 1.15
@@ -416,15 +416,15 @@
<title>The Official Binaries</title>
<p>
The XFree86 project has an official binary distribution of XFree86
-4.2.0, which can be upgraded to 4.2.1.1 with patches.
-You can find it on your local <link
url="http://www.xfree86.org/MIRRORS.shtml";>XFree86 mirror</link> in
-the directory <code>4.2.0/binaries/Darwin-ppc-5.x</code>.
+4.5.0. You can find it on your local <link
url="http://www.xfree86.org/mirrors";>XFree86 mirror</link> in
+the directory <code>4.5.0/binaries/Darwin-ppc-6.x</code> (or
<code>4.5.0/binaries/Darwin-ppc-5.x</code> for OS 10.1).
Be sure to get the <filename>Xprog.tgz</filename> and
<filename>Xquartz.tgz</filename>
-tarballs even though they are marked as optional.
+tarballs even though they are marked as "optional".
If you're unsure what you need, just download the whole directory.
Run the <filename>Xinstall.sh</filename> script as root to install the stuff.
-(You might want to read the <link
url="http://www.xfree86.org/4.2.0/Install.html";>official
-instructions</link> before installing.) If you prefer, you can use the <link
url="
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/xonx/XInstall_10.1.sit?download";>binary</link>
from XonX, which uses identical source but is easier to use. In either case,
download, unzip and run the following upgrades:</p>
+(You might want to read the <link
url="http://www.xfree86.org/4.5.0/Install.html";>official
+instructions</link> before installing.)</p>
+<!-->If you prefer, you can use the <link url="
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/xonx/XInstall_10.1.sit?download";>binary</link>
from XonX, which uses identical source but is easier to use. In either case,
download, unzip and run the following upgrades:</p>
<ol>
<li>10.1 users: <link
url="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/xonx/XFree86_4.2.0.1-10.1.zip?download";>4.2.0
-> 4.2.0.1 upgrade</link>. 10.2 users: <link
url="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/xonx/XFree86_4.2.0.1-10.2.zip?download";>4.2.0
-> 4.2.0.1 upgrade</link>
</li>
@@ -439,18 +439,18 @@
If you're unsure what you need, just download the whole directory.
Run the <filename>Xinstall.sh</filename> script as root to install the stuff.
(You might want to read the <link
url="http://www.xfree86.org/4.3.0/Install.html";>official
-instructions</link> before installing.)</p>
- <p>Whichever version you install, you've now got XFree86 with a server
that can do fullscreen, or
+instructions</link> before installing.)</p><-->
+ <p>You've now got XFree86 with a server that can do fullscreen, or
rootless under Mac OS X.
</p>
</section>
<section name="official-source">
<title>The Official Source</title>
<p>
-If you've got the time to spare, you can build XFree86 4.2.0 from
+If you've got the time to spare, you can build XFree86 4.5 from
source.
You can find the source on your local <link
url="http://www.xfree86.org/MIRRORS.shtml";>XFree86 mirror</link> in
-the directory <code>4.2.0/source</code>.
+the directory <code>4.5.0/source</code>.
Grab all three <filename>X420src-#.tgz</filename> tarballs and extract them in
the same directory.
You can customize the build by putting macro definitions in the file
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@
installed on top of XFree86 4.2.0 (or later).
</p>
</section><-->
+<!-->
<section name="macgimp">
<title>MacGimp</title>
<p>
@@ -534,7 +535,8 @@
4.1.0.
</p>
</section>
- <!--><section name="rootless" >
+
+ <section name="rootless" >
<title>Roaming Rootless Servers</title>
<p>
There are various rootless server binaries roaming around
@@ -594,15 +596,9 @@
should install:
</p>
<itemtable labeld="Fink packages" labelt="Install Type">
+
<item>
- <itemt>XFree86-4.2.1.x (10.2 only)</itemt>
- <itemd>
- <p><code>xfree86-base</code> and <code>xfree86-rootless</code>
(and their <code>-shlibs</code>)</p>
- <p>or <code>xfree86-base-threaded</code> and
<code>xfree86-rootless-threaded</code> (and <code>-shlibs</code>)</p>
- </itemd>
- </item>
- <item>
- <itemt>XFree86-4.4 or 4.5 (10.3 and 10.4)</itemt>
+ <itemt>XFree86-4.4.0 or 4.5.0 (10.3 and 10.4)</itemt>
<itemd>
<p>
<code>xfree86</code> and <code>xfree86-shlibs</code>
@@ -619,21 +615,23 @@
<itemt>Apple's X11 (all versions)</itemt>
<itemd>
<p>
- <code>system-xfree86</code> and
<code>system-xfree86-shlibs</code> (+<code>system-xfree86-dev</code> for
building)</p>
+ <code>system-xfree86</code> and
<code>system-xfree86-shlibs</code> (+<code>system-xfree86-dev</code> for
building X11-based packages)</p>
</itemd>
</item>
<item>
<itemt>XFree86-4.x official binaries</itemt>
<itemd>
<p>
- <code>system-xfree86</code> only (+splitoffs)</p>
+ <code>system-xfree86</code> and
<code>system-xfree86-shlibs</code> (+<code>system-xfree86-dev</code> for
building X11-based packages)
+ </p>
</itemd>
</item>
<item>
<itemt>XFree86-4.x built from source, or from the latest CVS
source</itemt>
<itemd>
<p>
- <code>system-xfree86</code> only (+splitoffs)</p>
+ <code>system-xfree86</code> and
<code>system-xfree86-shlibs</code> (+<code>system-xfree86-dev</code> for
building X11-based packages)
+ </p>
</itemd>
</item>
<!--obsolete><item>
@@ -641,8 +639,14 @@
<itemd>
<p>
<code>xfree86-base</code> only</p>
-</itemd>
-</item><-->
+</itemd><-->
+ <item>
+ <itemt>XFree86-4.2.1.x (10.2 only) or 4.2.0 (10.1 only)</itemt>
+ <itemd>
+ <p><code>xfree86-base</code> and <code>xfree86-rootless</code>
(and their <code>-shlibs</code>)</p>
+ <p>or <code>xfree86-base-threaded</code> and
<code>xfree86-rootless-threaded</code> (and <code>-shlibs</code>)</p>
+ </itemd>
+ </item>
</itemtable>
</section>
@@ -700,10 +704,10 @@
</section>
<section name="macosx-41">
<title>Mac OS X + XFree86 4.x.y</title>
- <p>
+ <p>
There are basically two ways to start XFree86 under Mac OS X.
-One is double-clicking the XDarwin.app application in your
-Applications folder. This will let you choose between full
+One is double-clicking the <filename>XDarwin.app</filename> application in your
+<filename>Applications</filename> folder. This will let you choose between
full
screen and rootless mode in a dialog at startup. You can disable
the dialog and set XDarwin always to use the mode of your
choice in the Preferences dialog.
@@ -715,7 +719,7 @@
</p>
<p>
The other way to start XFree86 under Mac OS X is via
-<code>startx</code> from Terminal.app.
+<code>startx</code> from <filename>Terminal.app</filename>.
If you start the server this way, you must tell it that it should run
in parallel with Quartz.
You do this by passing the <code>-fullscreen</code> option, like this:
@@ -729,22 +733,31 @@
NOTE: prior to 4.2, <code>-quartz</code> was used for fullscreen mode.
</p>
<p>
-If the server you have supports rootless operation,
-you can start it in rootless mode with the
+
+You can start it in rootless mode with the
<code>-rootless</code> option:</p>
<codeblock>startx -- -rootless</codeblock>
<p>
The <code>-quartz</code> option no longer selects fullscreen mode,
but rather uses the default mode set in the preferences.
</p>
- <p>As of 4.3, if you use <code>startx</code> without arguments, the
startup dialog box will come up.</p>
+ <p>As of version 4.3, if you use <code>startx</code> without arguments,
the startup dialog box will come up.</p>
+ </section>
+ <section name="starting-xorg">
+ <title>Starting X.org</title>
+ <p>X.org works identically to XFree86 in all respects.</p>
</section>
<section name="starting-apples-x11">
<title>Starting Apple's X11</title>
- <p>
- Functionally, Apple's X11 works similarly to XFree86 (e.g. using a
<filename>.xinitrc</filename> file to control the clients that are launched on
startup). The normal way to run it is by double-clicking the <em>X11.app</em>
icon (whose default location is
<filename>/Applications/Utilities</filename>).</p>
+ <p>
+ Functionally, Apple's X11 works similarly to XFree86 (e.g. using a
<filename>.xinitrc</filename> file to control the clients that are launched on
startup). The normal way to run it is by double-clicking the
<filename>X11.app</filename> icon (whose default location is
<filename>/Applications/Utilities</filename>). You can use
<code>startx</code>, as well, but it doesn't have a commmand-line option to set
the display mode; <filename>X11.app</filename> will start up in whatever mode
was previously set in its Preferences.</p>
<p>If you don't set up a different window manager you will be running Apple's
<code>quartz-wm</code> window manager. <em>X11.app</em>'s Preferences give the
option to switch between fullscreen and rootless modes without restarting.
However, this doesn't work for quartz-wm; it is necessary to choose a different
window manager (e.g. in <filename>.xinitrc</filename>)</p>
</section>
+ <section name="applex11tools">
+ <title>The applex11tools package</title>
+ <p>Fink's <code>applex11tools</code> package allows the use of
<filename>X11.app</filename> and <code>quartz-wm</code> under OS 10.3 and later
with XFree86 4.4 or later or X.org.</p>
+ <p>To install this package you must enable the <link
url="http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/usage-fink.php#unstable";>unstable
tree</link>, and have <filename>X11User.pkg</filename> somewhere within
<filename>/Users</filename> or <filename>/Volumes</filename>.
<filename>X11.app</filename> will be installed in the
<filename>Applications</filename> folder within your Fink tree. You can now
use either <filename>X11.app</filename> or
<filename>XDarwin.app</filename>.</p>
+</section>
<section name="xinitrc">
<title>The .xinitrc File</title>
<p>
@@ -759,7 +772,7 @@
</p>
<p>
When there is no <filename>.xinitrc</filename> file in your home
-directory, XFree86 will use its default file,
+directory, X11 will use its default file,
<filename>/private/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc</filename>.
You can use the default file as a starting point for your own
.xinitrc:
@@ -827,7 +840,14 @@
/sw/bin/startkde >/tmp/kde.log 2>&1
</codeblock>
</section>
- </chapter>
+ <section name="oroborosx">
+ <title>OroborOSX</title>
+ <p><link url="oroborosx.sourceforge.net">OroborOSX</link> is a an
alternative to the X11.app and XDarwin display servers. It requires a
preexisting X11 installation to work. <filename>X11.app</filename> or
<filename>XDarwin.app</filename> continue to function, as well</p>
+ <p>When run, <em>OroborOSX</em> starts its own rootless-only window
manager, and doesn't read in either the system's <code>xinitrc</code> or user's
<code>.xinitrc</code> files. After starting, it does have a menu option to
execute <code>.xinitrc</code>. However, it does have its own method to set up
applications to run when it starts.
+It also provides a mechanism to start X11 applications from the Finder via
startup scripts.</p>
+<p>For more information visit the <link
url="oroborosx.sourceforge.net">OroborOSX homepage</link>.</p>
+ </section>
+</chapter>
<chapter filename="xtools">
<title>Xtools</title>
<shorttitle>Xtools</shorttitle>
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