Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> remove the blocker? the current nvidia-drivers work fine, if you
> add -ignoreAbi to your X-start script (like kdm conf).
>
The problem is that any nvidia-driver is the blocker to
xorg-server-1.4-r1.
royw-gentoo portage # emerge -uDNpv world
These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
Calculating world dependencies... done!
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/pixman-0.9.5 USE="-debug" 0 kB
[ebuild U ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.4-r1 [1.3.0.0] USE="dri hal%*
ipv6 nptl sdl xorg xprint -3dfx -debug -dmx -kdrive -minimal"
INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse -acecad -aiptek -calcomp -citron
-digitaledge -dmc -dynapro -elo2300 -elographics -evdev -fpit -hyperpen
-jamstudio -joystick -magellan -microtouch -mutouch -palmax -penmount
-spaceorb -summa -synaptics -tek4957 -ur98 -vmmouse -void -wacom"
VIDEO_CARDS="nv vesa vmware -amd% -apm -ark -chips -cirrus -cyrix -dummy
-epson -fbdev -glint -i128 -i740 -i810 (-impact) -imstt -mach64 -mga
-neomagic (-newport) -nsc -r128 -radeon -rendition -s3 -s3virge -savage
-siliconmotion -sis -sisusb (-sunbw2) (-suncg14) (-suncg3) (-suncg6)
(-sunffb) (-sunleo) (-suntcx) -tdfx -tga -trident -tseng -v4l
-vermilion% -vga -via -voodoo -xgi% (-fglrx%) (-nvidia%*)" 0 kB
[ebuild U ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard-1.2.2 [1.1.1-r1]
USE="-debug" 0 kB
[ebuild U ] x11-base/xorg-x11-7.3 [7.2] 0 kB
[blocks B ] x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers (is blocking
x11-base/xorg-server-1.4-r1)
Total: 4 packages (3 upgrades, 1 new, 1 block), Size of downloads: 0 kB
Looking in the xorg-server-1.4-r1.ebuild:
IUSE_VIDEO_CARDS="
[snip]
# video_cards_fglrx
# video_cards_nvidia"
[snip]
PDEPEND="
xorg? (
[snip]
!x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers
!x11-drivers/ati-drivers
)"
# video_cards_nvidia? ( x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers )
# video_cards_fglrx? ( >=x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.37.6 )
I recall reading that the xserver team changed their
release policy to not hold up releases for proprietary
drivers (same as the kernel team). So this is as expected.
I was just hoping someone would have a more elegant
management solution for handling the new situation.
Thank you,
Roy
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