Simon Geard wrote: > On Mon, 2013-12-23 at 04:07 -0600, William Harrington wrote: >> xorg-proto ( which has util-macros as required dependency) does not >> have Xorg introduction as a required dependency where XORG_PREFIX and >> XORG_CONFIG is set. > > Do we really have a reason for having these variables, instead of just > installing X into /usr like most other packages? As the book notes, the > distros don't do this anymore... is there any advantage to inexperienced > users in using a separate path by default?
We do give the option, but it is advantageous to be able to build the entire set of packages for Xorg without disturbing the current set. Then change everything with one symlink. It also allows the user to back up to the previous working version if something goes wrong. > Seems to me it would be easier to build into a standard location by > default, and let those who know what they're doing change it... it > simplifies things, given that users no longer need to worry about > setting XORG_PREFIX, fiddling with PATH, PKG_CONFIG_PATH, > LD_LIBRARY_PATH, etc... And the user has the information to do that. "If you've decided to use the standard /usr prefix, you can omit the remainder of this page." -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
