Re: Reference to XFree86-4.4 not in doc: x11.en.xml, uguide.en.xml, faq.en.xml
"Alexander K. Hansen" <[email protected]>
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On May 27, 2004, at 5:31 PM, Michèle Garoche wrote: > faq.en.xml, <faqentry name="x-options"> > similar problem in uguide, and x11 > > A: ... Apple's X11, which is a modification of XFree86-4.2.1, and > XFree86-4.3 are faster than standard XFree86-4.2.1.1, but the latter > is more stable. There is also a modification of 4.2.1.1 with > threading support added, which is required by a few packages. > > Is not the current Apple's X11 a modification of XFree86-4.3? yes > How to rephrase it so that it integrates XFree86-4.4. > Perhaps mention that XFree86-4.4 has comparable speed to Apple's X11 and can run Apple's quartz-wm. > Currently, under Panther, Apple's X11 (on the third disk) is the only > choice. > There is also XFree86-4.4. > Agreed--this should have been added a while ago. > Under Jaguar, the most popular choices, and the Fink packages to make > them work are: > • > 4.2.x built via Fink: install xfree86-base and xfree86-rootless or > xfree86-base-threaded and xfree86-rootless-threaded (and the > respective -shlibs) > • > 4.3.x built via Fink: install the xfree86 and xfree86-shlibs packages > or 4.4? 4.4 isn't available as a Fink package on Jaguar. > • > 4.2.x from Apple (User+SDK packages installed): install the > system-xfree86 package > Theoretically this is no more possible, since beta X11 is out of date. > It's expired, but people still use it. Also--the system-xfree86 package is no longer "installed", but automatically generated, so that part of the wording should probably be changed. > Michèle > <http://micmacfr.homeunix.org> -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documentarian Day Job: Levitated Dipole Experiment http://www.psfc.mit.edu/LDX ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id149&alloc_id66&op=click