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Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 16:56:54 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
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Subject: Re: xfree packages
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On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 05:27:14PM -0400, Charles Wilson wrote:
>Ian, Chris wants the setup hint files IN the mailing list archive 
>permanently.  Not sitting on an external, subject-to-change website.
>
>I've pasted them here.

These look ok except the "version:" field is a no-op in setup.hint and
should be removed.

Has anyone looked at the packages themselves?

cgf

>--- xfree86-base ---
>sdesc: "Cygwin/XFree86 base"
>category: XFree86
>requires: cygwin ash xfree86-fonts
>ldesc: "Cygwin/XFree86 is a port of the X Window System to Cygwin. The
>X server runs under Windows and displays X clients running on the
>local or other machines. It can run in full screen and single window
>modes.
>
>This package contains the programs, libraries, and config files to run
>the X server and other X clients. The xfree86-fonts package is also
>required. The other packages contain headers, programs, and
>documentation for development."
>
>
>--- xfree86-devel ---
>sdesc: "Cygwin/XFree86 development files"
>category: XFree86
>requires: xfree86-base
>ldesc: "This package contains the libraries, headers, and man pages
>for compiling X Windows programs."
>
>
>--- xfree86-doc ---
>sdesc: "Cygwin/XFree86 text documentation"
>category: XFree86
>ldesc: "XFree86 development documentation in text, HTML, and PostScript 
>formats."
>
>--- xfree86-fonts ---
>sdesc: "Cygwin-XFree86 fonts"
>category: XFree86
>requires: xfree86-base
>ldesc: "This package contains fonts for XFree86. It contains the
>100dpi, 75dpi, misc, scaled, and cyrillic sets. This package is
>required."
>
>
>--- xfree86-xfs ---
>sdesc: "Cygwin/XFree86 font server"
>category: XFree86
>requires: cygwin xfree86-base
>version: 4.2.0-1
>ldesc: "This package contains the font server for XFree86."
>
>
>--- xfree86-xnest ---
>sdesc: "Cygwin/XFree86 nested server"
>category: XFree86
>requires: cygwin xfree86-base
>version: 4.2.0-1
>ldesc: "Xnest is an X server that runs as a client for another X
>server. It is used for testing X clients and servers."
>
>
>--- xfree86-xprt ---
>sdesc: "Cygwin/XFree86 printing server"
>category: XFree86
>requires: cygwin xfree86-base
>version: 4.2.0-1
>ldesc: "Xprt is an X server that prints the display to a PostScript file."
>
>
>--- xfree86-xvfb ---
>sdesc: "Cygwin-XFree86 virtual framebuffer server"
>category: XFree86
>requires: cygwin xfree86-base
>version: 4.2.0-1
>ldesc: "Xvfb is an X server that runs without any display using a
>virtual framebuffer. This server runs without any display. It is used
>for testing X clients and servers."