138472 – XOrg installed in prefix=/usr harms ability to test CVS versions easily

Bug 138472 - XOrg installed in prefix=/usr harms ability to test CVS versions easily

Summary: XOrg installed in prefix=/usr harms ability to test CVS versions easily

Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal
Assignee:	Gentoo X packagers

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Reported:	2006-06-29 06:33 UTC by Hamish Marson
Modified:	2006-06-29 10:05 UTC (History)
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Description Hamish Marson 2006-06-29 06:33:02 UTC

With the move of X from a prefix of /usr/X11R6 to /usr it has become harder to swap back & forth between a CVS Xorg version (For testing of a problem fix reported to Xorg developers) and retaining the ability to move back & forth easily.

previously a symlink, ldconfig & restart was sufficient. now you must de-install,  & re-install gentoos X packages to go back & forth. Modular X just makes this more cumbersome as it's not just a  single package any more.

Comment 1 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-06-29 10:05:16 UTC

Install your CVS stuff in /opt/xorg, prefix /opt/xorg/bin to PATH and add /opt/xorg/lib to LD_LIBRARY_PATH.