XFree86 and Xorg and X

[Jeremy C. Reed]

I am using X.org 6.8.2 (installed via pkgsrc).

startx runs X which is a symlink to XFree86.

Where is this symlink created? Why not symlink to Xorg instead?

Also, Xorg and XFree86 are both installed. Two different inodes for 
identical file.

(For pkgsrc, the only difference is permissions, because pkgsrc does:
${CHMOD} a+r ${X11ROOT}/bin/Xorg.)

I am currently trying to track this down. My last build logs are old, but 
it appears to build and install Xorg and XFree86 independently although 
the end-result is the same.

Does latest X.org still build XFree86? If so, why? Why not use symlinks? 
Or get rid of XFree86?

  Jeremy C. Reed

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