[Bug 230837] x11-servers/xorg-server: make install fails for xorg-server-1.18.4_9,1

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--- Comment #6 from rkoberman at gmail.com ---
(In reply to Adrian Bocaniciu from comment #4)
I already understood the general cause of your problem. That is why I pointed
you to the UPDATING entry. While it is now too late to undo the damage, the
real issue was that the pkg delete command, by default, will delete the
specified package AND ALL PORTS THAT DEPEND ON IT. I think that this is a poor
default, but it does often make sense and you are given a list of what will be
removed with the chance to reject it.

In the case where you are deleting a package and plnning on immediately
installing a replacement, the '-f' option is appropriate and is used in the
UPDATING entry. When '-f' is specified, only the specified package or packages
will be delete with packages dependent on it or them left alone.

I do believe UPDATING is newer than the ports you describe. It is
/usr/ports/UPDATING and provides information on cases, like the consolidation
of the various Xorg proto ports, where special actions need to be taken. When
the updating for ports fails, always look there first.

I also would suggest using packages instead of building ports unless there is a
good reason to do so. Unless you have customized ports in your ports tree (not
custom options, but cases where there are private ports added or you have made
edits of you own to ports, think about switching to portsnap to keep your ports
tree current.

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