Ports requiring X11 on Leopard

Anders F Björklund afb at macports.org
Fri Mar 28 02:38:48 PDT 2008


Michael Franz:

> Also, which is better to use:
> lib:libX11:XFree86  or
> port:xorg-libX11 ?

The first version is better (lib:), because then one can use
a system version of X11 (such as Apple's X11.app) instead of
having to install either of the "XFree86" or "xorg*" ports...

Currently GCC and X11 are on the list of exceptions where
using the system versions is generally recommended over
building a new version from ports (unless somehow needed)

--anders



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