On Mon, Jul 10, 2006 at 11:55:03PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 23:18:37 +0200, Roman Kyrylych > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> *confused* Wouldn't it just be ati and nvidia packages who would not > >> work > >> with the new xorg in /testing(if 7.1 went there ofc)? > > > > Probably there will be others but these two are the most important > > because most users use them. Of course there are users who use nv, > > vmware, unichrome and other open-source drivers. But Xorg 7.1 does not > > brings any huge significant improvements for these users. > > So, at this point there is no need for upgrading to Xorg 7.1. > > I suppose that Nvidia and ATI will change their drivers soon. After > > that Xorg 7.1 will hit Testing. Bringing Xorg 7.1 to Testing right now > > does not give users anything significant (see above). > > > > 7.1 have numerous improvements: > http://ftp.x.org/pub/X11R7.1/doc/RELNOTES.html > > atleast there were some i910(can't remember excactly) graphics users which > needed this new rel to be able to use X. > > If those and other users need this rel isn't it our duty to put it in > testing > causing us no havoc since we don't have to upgrade if we don't want to but > those > users will get a working xorg off the bat. > Is it one's duty to please every possible scenario? If that's your argument, then it's also your duty to start porting Arch to i586, i486, i386, alpha, sparc, [random arch goes here]. "Cuz those users will get a working archlinux off the bat, but it won't bother the other users". Compile it yourself if it really matters so much to you. Oh and get busy on those ports _it's your duty_.
> Is it possible for pacman to post a warning message before clueless users > upgrade > without thinking? > So I take it you'd miss the warning? ;) > like pacman -Syu > > [...] > > Warning: If you upgrade to newest xorg, propriatory nvidia and ati > graphics card > drivers will stop functioning and you will not be able to start the X > server. Add > blabla to your IgnorePkg line ... > "Warning: If you upgrade to newest glibc, a lot of software on your system will stop functioning and you will not be able to run anything. Please add glibc to your IgnorePkg line..." Did you even read aaron's message? "Warning: If you have to walk 3.5 km in the rain like I just did first thing in the morning, it makes you unhappy for the rest of the day" My goodness, people, have some patience will you. _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
