make xorg-server a dependency of x11 ports?

2020-05-20 Thread Ken Cunningham
Should xorg-server should be made a dependency of some key x11 component, so that when people install an x11 application, xorg-server installs and it actually works for them “out-of-the-box”. For example, CherryTree is apparently a very popular gtk application, and there was some pressure for t

Re: make xorg-server a dependency of x11 ports?

2020-05-20 Thread Christopher Jones
Hi, Personally, I would say yes, this makes sense given the current state of XQuartz.app cheers Chris > On 20 May 2020, at 2:30 pm, Ken Cunningham > wrote: > > Should xorg-server should be made a dependency of some key x11 component, so > that when people install an x11 application, xorg-se

Re: make xorg-server a dependency of x11 ports?

2020-05-20 Thread Rainer Müller
On 20/05/2020 15.30, Ken Cunningham wrote: > Should xorg-server should be made a dependency of some key x11 component, so > that when people install an x11 application, xorg-server installs and it > actually works for them “out-of-the-box”. I doubt even with the dependency it will not work "out of

Re: make xorg-server a dependency of x11 ports?

2020-05-20 Thread Christopher Jones
> On 20 May 2020, at 3:55 pm, Rainer Müller wrote: > > On 20/05/2020 15.30, Ken Cunningham wrote: >> Should xorg-server should be made a dependency of some key x11 component, so >> that when people install an x11 application, xorg-server installs and it >> actually works for them “out-of-the-bo

Re: make xorg-server a dependency of x11 ports?

2020-05-20 Thread Ryan Schmidt
On May 20, 2020, at 08:30, Ken Cunningham wrote: > Should xorg-server should be made a dependency of some key x11 component, so > that when people install an x11 application, xorg-server installs and it > actually works for them “out-of-the-box”. > > For example, CherryTree is apparently a v

Re: make xorg-server a dependency of x11 ports?

2020-05-20 Thread Fred Wright
On Wed, 20 May 2020, Ryan Schmidt wrote: On May 20, 2020, at 08:30, Ken Cunningham wrote: Should xorg-server should be made a dependency of some key x11 component, so that when people install an x11 application, xorg-server installs and it actually works for them “out-of-the-box”. For examp

Re: make xorg-server a dependency of x11 ports?

2020-05-20 Thread Ryan Schmidt
On May 20, 2020, at 21:09, Fred Wright wrote: > On Wed, 20 May 2020, Ryan Schmidt wrote: >> On May 20, 2020, at 08:30, Ken Cunningham wrote: >> >>> Should xorg-server should be made a dependency of some key x11 component, >>> so that when people install an x11 application, xorg-server install

Re: make xorg-server a dependency of x11 ports?

2020-05-20 Thread Ken Cunningham
> What I'm trying to avoid is having to add boilerplate code to hundreds of > ports. So I guess that means yet another portgroup to do this. But even that > -- editing hundreds of possibly optionally X11-using portfiles to insert the > inclusion of that portgroup only when X11 is actually going