On Dienstag, 11. September 2007, Roy Wright wrote: > 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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