Changeset 6940e5e for x/installing

Timestamp:

11/26/2008 09:16:36 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

DJ Lucas <dj@…>

Branches:

10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 12.1, 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:

759586e

Parents:

335975f

Message:

Moved /etc/X11 sysmlinks to x-setup page.

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@7617 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0

Location:

x/installing

Files:

• x-setup.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• xorg7.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

x/installing/x-setup.xml

@@ -51 +51 @@
 
 <screen role="root"><userinput>ln -vsf <replaceable>&lt;$XORG_PREFIX&gt;</replaceable> /usr/X11R6</userinput></screen>
+
+    <para>Packages in Xorg store their configuration files in
+    <filename class="directory">$XORG_PREFIX/lib/X11</filename> by default.
+    This is strictly against FHS guidelines.  Correct the installation
+    <filename class="directory">/etc/X11</filename> and create symlinks
+    in the original location with the commands as the
+    <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
+
+<screen role="root"><userinput>for file in $XORG_PREFIX/{lib/X11/xinit,share/X11/{app-defaults,twm,xkb}}
+do
+     mv -v $file /etc/X11/ 2&gt; /dev/null &amp;&amp;
+     ln -v -s /etc/X11/$(basename $file) $file
+done
+</userinput></screen>
 
   </sect2>

x/installing/xorg7.xml

@@ -77 +77 @@
     packages.</para>
   </note>
-
-<!--
-  <para>Additionally, because of the large number of repetitive commands,
-  you are encouraged to script the build.  For most sections, you can use
-  a script with commands similar to the following, to compile and install
-  all packages in a wget file list:</para>
--->
 
   <para>Additionally, because of the large number of repetitive commands,
@@ -176 +169 @@
     a MANDATORY_MANPATH in <filename>/etc/man_db.conf</filename>.</para>
 
-    <para>Packages in Xorg store their configuration files in
-    <filename class="directory">$XORG_PREFIX/lib/X11</filename> by default.
-    This is strictly against FHS guidelines.  To simplify installation,
-    create the proper installation directories in
-    <filename class="directory">/etc/X11</filename> and create symlinks
-    in <filename class="directory">$XORG_PREFIX/lib/X11</filename> to
-    satisfy the installation.  Execute the following commands as the
-    <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
-
-<screen role="root"><userinput>
-install -v -m755 -d \
-    /etc/X11/{app-defaults,fs,twm,xdm,xinit,xkb,xsm} &amp;&amp;
-
-install -v -m755 -d $XORG_PREFIX/lib/X11 &amp;&amp;
-
-for link in \
-    /etc/X11/{app-defaults,fs,twm,xdm,xinit,xkb,xsm}
-do
-    ln -sv $link $XORG_PREFIX/lib/X11
-done
-</userinput></screen>
-
   </sect2>