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Re: pkg/39856: xscreensaver brings in MesaLib with native xorg



The following reply was made to PR pkg/39856; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Bernd Ernesti <pr200820%veego.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/39856: xscreensaver brings in MesaLib with native xorg
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 23:56:51 +0100

 On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 11:45:28PM +0100, Quentin Garnier wrote:
 > On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 10:10:01PM +0000, Bernd Ernesti wrote:
 > > >Number:         39856
 > > >Category:       pkg
 > > >Synopsis:       xscreensaver brings in MesaLib with native xorg
 > [...]
 > >    MesaLib and all other packages should NOT be build with native Xorg.
 > 
 > That's not true.  Native X.Org doesn't provide GLUT, and GLUT has to be
 > built against a matching Mesa library.  So any package that requires
 > GLUT will get MesaLib installed.
 
 Ok, but we now have two Mesa libraries in the system and no option to disable
 that in xscreensaver.
 
 I prefer to not have two Mesa Libraries and all the other libraries, which
 brings it in, installed.
 
 Bernd
 


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