Jonathan Callen <[email protected]> writes: > On 2015-03-22 09:04, lee wrote: >> Tom H <[email protected]> writes: >> >>> On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 7:31 AM, Alan McKinnon >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> It looks to me like sysvinit-2.88-r7 was stabilized and the >>>> maintainer of apcupsd didn't notice. From the ebuild for >>>> apcupsd-3.14.8-r2: >>>> >>>> DEPEND=" || ( >=sys-apps/util-linux-2.23[tty-helpers] >>>> <=sys-apps/sysvinit-2.88-r4 sys-freebsd/freebsd-ubin ) >>>> >>>> What I suggest is copy that ebuild to your local overlay and >>>> update the DEPEND to <=sys-apps/sysvinit-2.88-r7 and redigest >>>> >>>> If that gives a correct update path for world, then file a bug >>>> against apcupsd. >>> >>> Some commands were moved from sysvinit to util-linux, and these >>> commands are required by apcupsd and are included in util-linux >>> if it's compiled with the "tty-helpers" use flag. >> >> Is this somehow reflected in the dependencies? And how could I >> deal with the multiple versions of util-linux that seem to be >> required? >> >> Perhaps I should forcefully update util-linux and use tty-helpers >> so that apcupsd still works in case I reboot. But what other >> problems might that cause? >> >> >> What am I supposed to think? Should we not update unless no >> problems are listed and just wait in case there are some, >> potentially having to wait indefinitely? How about security >> updates then? >> >> > > It is reflected in the dependencies by the fact that the first dep > (and generally the one chosen by portage) requires a new-enough > version of util-linux *with the "tty-helpers" USE flag enabled*. You > don't need multiple versions of anything installed. If you just add > "sys-apps/util-linux tty-helpers" to your /etc/portage/package.use > file and try again, you will likely find that portage will update > everything for you without any further issues.
Oh that actually works! How is one supposed to know that this use flag must be added? -- Again we must be afraid of speaking of daemons for fear that daemons might swallow us. Finally, this fear has become reasonable.
