Randy McMurchy wrote: > Alexander E. Patrakov wrote these words on 07/03/07 21:01 CST: > >> Randy McMurchy wrote: >> >>> I install Xorg in /opt/X11R7.2. >>> >> OK, my objection to $XORG_PREFIX is invalidated by this. >> > > Note that the *first* paragraph in the 'X Window System Components' > 'Configuring The X Window System' says this (which could easily > confuse folks): > > ====================================================================== > If you've installed the X Window System in any prefix other than /usr, > as the root user, add </usr/X11R6>/lib to the /etc/ld.so.conf file and > run ldconfig. Additionally, while still the root user, ensure > </usr/X11R6>/bin and </usr/X11R6>/lib/pkgconfig are added to your > PATH and PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variables, respectively. > Instructions for doing this are described in the section The Bash > Shell Startup Files. > ======================================================================= > > IMO, it's wrong. It references /usr/X11R6, when that directory path > isn't previously mentioned or referenced. Why just indiscriminately > add this path? If X isn't installed there (or appropriate symlinks > added), why add it? > > The explanation should be more precise about guiding folks that don't > use /usr for the installation path. >
That was my doing, and at the time it was deemed sufficient as both XFree86 and Xorg-6.8.2 (IIRC) referenced that path and it is in <replaceable> tags. I'm surprised that it's went unnoticed this long. I had thought that all other /usr/X11R6 paths had been replaced by <PREFIX>. But a quick grep shows that the gaim.xml, gnopernicus.xml, and profile.xml pages also have references to /usr/X11R6, not enclosed in <> replaceable tags. Also, the lesstiff page can probably use a rework to not include two sets of commands. I'll look into them tomorrow if somebody else doesn't get to them first. -- DJ Lucas -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
