On 12/04/2012 11:32 PM, Jeremy Lavergne wrote: >> I've read some very encouraging things about the latest version (2.7.4) of >> XQuartz which is offered as a binary from their web site. >> >> I'm just wondering if installing it will clobber anything installed by >> MacPorts (I'm not concerned about any Apple update clobbering it as I'm >> still on Snow Leopard & my Macbook Pro is behind a NAT router with no >> ports forwarded so I don't bother applying the few security updates they >> release >> for SL nowadays anyway). > > If it's an installer package, you'll find Bom files. It's a set structure, so > you should be able to track down just what all is installed. > > xar works like tar, so you can list with -t or extract with -x into a > temporary directory. > lsbom on each Bom file will show you what's going to be installed on each of > them. > >> I've no specific X Windows stuff installed by MacPorts > > You're probably fine then, but check the file list with xar/lsbom.
Thanks, Jeremy. I shall install away :-) Cheers, Phil... -- currently (ab)using CentOS 5.8 & 6.3, Debian Squeeze & Wheezy, Fedora Beefy & Spherical, OS X Snow Leopard & Ubuntu Precise & Quantal
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