Changeset 275005c for x/installing

Timestamp:

02/05/2008 05:44:55 PM (16 years ago)

Author:

Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@…>

Branches:

10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 12.1, 6.3, 6.3-rc1, 6.3-rc2, 6.3-rc3, 7.10, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6-blfs, 7.6-systemd, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, basic, bdubbs/svn, elogind, gnome, kde5-13430, kde5-14269, kde5-14686, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/inkscape-core-mods, ken/tuningfonts, krejzi/svn, lazarus, lxqt, nosym, perl-modules, plabs/newcss, plabs/python-mods, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, systemd-11177, systemd-13485, trunk, upgradedb, xry111/intltool, xry111/llvm18, xry111/soup3, xry111/test-20220226, xry111/xf86-video-removal

Children:

1dc939c

Parents:

718ef79

Message:

Removed XFree86

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@7177 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0

Location:

x/installing

Files:

• installing.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• luit.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• x-setup.xml (modified) (2 diffs)
• xorg.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• xorg7-dummy.xml (modified) (1 diff)

x/installing/installing.xml

@@ -17 +17 @@
 
   <para>This chapter contains instructions to build and configure a graphical
-  user environment. You will need to choose one of the two packages in BLFS
-  that implements the <application>X Window System</application>:
-  <application>Xorg</application> X11R7 (<xref linkend="xorg7"/>), or
-  <application>XFree86</application> (<xref linkend="xfree86"/>). The
-  functionality of these two packages is quite similar. In fact,
-  the base system of <application>Xorg</application> was derived from the
-  <application>XFree86</application>-4.4.0RC2 code (note that the
-  <application>Xorg</application> build system has changed, but the underlying
-  core code is the same). Differences in the licensing philosophies was the
-  original reason for the split.</para>
-
-  <para>A second reason for the forking of <application>X</application>
-  packages is the stated goals of the developers. Some developers were unhappy
-  with the administration and progress of <application>XFree86</application>.
-  The X.org Foundation's future plans include significant improvements to the
-  internals of the system and more frequent releases.</para>
-
+  user environment.</para>
+  
   <para><application>Xorg</application>-&xorg7-version; introduces a completely
   autotooled build system which means that the packages build and install
   using the conventional <command>configure</command>, <command>make</command>
-  and <command>make install</command> commands, but it now requires installing
+  and <command>make install</command> commands, but it requires installing
   more than 100 different packages. Most large commercial distributions have
-  decided to use the <application>Xorg</application> package, but several still
-  provide <application>XFree86</application>.</para>
+  decided to use the <application>Xorg</application> package.</para>
 
-  <para><application>XFree86</application> continues to be a solid,
-  conservative application with excellent driver support.</para>
-
-  <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="xmono-dummy.xml"/>
+  <!-- <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="xmono-dummy.xml"/> -->
   <!-- <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="xorg.xml"/> -->
-  <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="xfree86.xml"/>
+  <!-- <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="xfree86.xml"/> -->
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="xorg7-dummy.xml"/>
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="xorg7.xml"/>

x/installing/luit.xml

@@ -69 +69 @@
     <title>Installation of Luit</title>
 
-    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
-    href="../../xincludes/xorg7-only.xml"/>
+    <!-- <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
+    href="../../xincludes/xorg7-only.xml"/> -->
 
     <para>Install luit with the following commands:</para>

x/installing/x-setup.xml

@@ -239 +239 @@
     System</application> should be displayed.</para>
 
-    <para>For a list of the package contents and a description of the commands,
-    see the sections in the <xref linkend='xfree86-contents'/>.</para>
+    <!-- <para>For a list of the package contents and a description of the commands,
+    see the sections in the <xref linkend='xfree86-contents'/>.</para> -->
 
   </sect2>
@@ -256 +256 @@
     To enable direct rendering using the OpenGL implementation from
     <xref linkend="mesalib"/> (built separately with <xref linkend="xorg7"/>
-    or included with <xref linkend="xfree86"/>),
+    <!-- or included with <xref linkend="xfree86"/> -->),
     the "glx" and "dri" modules must be loaded.  Additionally, the created
     device nodes in <filename class="directory">/dev/dri</filename> must

x/installing/xorg.xml

@@ -444 +444 @@
     by users only.</quote></para>
 
-    <para>For a list of the package contents, see the sections in the
-    <xref linkend='xfree86-contents'/>.</para>
+    <!-- <para>For a list of the package contents, see the sections in the
+    <xref linkend='xfree86-contents'/>.</para> -->
 
   </sect2>

x/installing/xorg7-dummy.xml

@@ -9 +9 @@
   </sect1info>
 
-  <title>Modular X Window System</title>
+  <title>The X Window System</title>
   <para/>
 </sect1>