On Sunday 15 December 2002 12:36 am, F. Heitkamp wrote: [...] > > I usually move the installed XFree to a temporary location before > attempting a permanent install. i.e. cd /usr/; mv X11R6 X11R6.bak; > cd /path/to/build; make install; > If the install goes off without a hitch and the new X runs OK, I > them move the saved version back and do a make install over the > top. I've noticed that sometimes even though the make World goes > off without a hitch the make install will sometimes fail. > > Fred >
All the Linux distros have some level of customization to the install of XFree86. If you want to compile/install a different version of XFree86 from the one that comes in binary form in your distro all you need is to follow the distro rules to obtain a proper installation. As an example, I build XFree86 rpm packages for my RedHat 7.3 installation. I use the spec file from the rawhide packages that Mike Harris maintain as a start to my own custom spec file. Or, if you don't want to make packages, simply look at the install stuff from the package source (pre/post install scripts, custom files, etc) and execute it by yourself. - Davor _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
