Hi Jud, /etc/make.conf has already been edited to reflect the fact that I'm running XFree86-4 (I believe the line reads: XFree86_VERSION 4, and its uncommented).
I'll give "/usr/ports/x11/wrapper make deinstall clean && make reinstall clean" a go ater on and see how it goes. Thanks for the info. Stacey Quoting Jud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 7/25/2002 3:40:53 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >Hi Shannon, > > Thanks for the information. > > > >I did that and can now start gnome fine *as root only*. I do have > wrapper > >installed, but "startx" as non-root user fails. > > > >I searched the archives and saw lots of replies to posts of the "cannot > > use > >startx as non-root user" advising to install wrapper. However, like I > said, > I > >already have this installed. > > > >All attempts to re-install via pkg_delete wrapper.x errors with a > warning > that > >XFree86-4.2.1 depends on wrapper. > > > >Is there a config option for wrapper or XFree86Config that I missed > somewhere? > > > >Stacey > > What does the XFree86= line say in /etc/make.conf? If it's equal to > version 4, you want it *un*commented; if it's equal to version 3, you > want > to comment it out. Then go to the wrapper port directory and > > make deinstall clean && make reinstall clean > > HTH, > > Jud > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
