On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 10:40:23AM +0000, Alan Mackenzie wrote > Hi, Gentoo. > > I've just emerge --sync'd, and there's a massive amount of X server > updates. When I try emerge -auND, I get told: > > The following USE changes are necessary to proceed: > #required by x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.7.0, required by > x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.12[input_devices_evdev] > >=x11-base/xorg-server-1.12.2 udev > > . So I need the udev use flag. This is somewhat distressing, since > I've been running my system on busybox's mdev for several months. It's > looking like I'll not be able to continue doing so. > > Any suggestions, anybody, how I can now best proceed?
The message indicates that =x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.12 *WITH EVDEV* requires udev. I don't use evdev. I keyworded "=x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.12 ~x86" and I get... [d531][root][~] emerge -pv x11-base/xorg-drivers These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild U ~] x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.12 [1.11] INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse -acecad -aiptek -elographics -evdev -fpit -hyperpen -joystick -mutouch -penmount -synaptics -tslib -vmmouse -void -wacom" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia -apm -ark -ast -cirrus -dummy -epson -fbdev -fglrx -geode -glint -i128 -i740 -intel -mach64 -mga -modesetting% -neomagic (-newport) -nouveau -nv (-omapfb) -qxl -r128 -radeon -s3 -s3virge -savage -siliconmotion -sis (-sunbw2) (-suncg14) (-suncg3) (-suncg6) (-sunffb) (-sunleo) (-suntcx) -tdfx -tga -trident -v4l -vesa -via -virtualbox -vmware (-voodoo) (-chips%) (-impact%) (-rendition%) (-sisusb%) (-tseng%)" 0 kB For starters, I suggest... grep evdev /etc/make.conf ...and look at what you have to get rid of. My machine works fine without evdev. Actually, I start my USE var in make.conf with "-*". Then I add only items that I want, or that software I want requires. -- Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org>
