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7v5w7go9ub0o wrote:
> BACKGROUND:
>
> Am preparing for the xorg update, and hal wants to bring in cryptsetup:
>
> ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-fs/cryptsetup-1.0.5-r1', 'merge') pulled in by
> >=sys-fs/cryptsetup-1.0.5 required by ('ebuild', '/',
> 'sys-apps/hal-0.5.11-r8', 'merge')
>
> A quick look at the ebuild reveals this:
>
> IUSE="X acpi apm crypt debug dell disk-partition doc laptop selinux
> ${KERNEL_IUSE}"
>
[...]
> kernel_linux? (
[...]
> crypt? ( >=sys-fs/cryptsetup-1.0.5 )
> )
>
> (I'm aware of the udev vs cryptsetup workaround listed in bugzilla)
>
> QUESTIONS:
>
> 1. Is cryptsetup really necessary on non-encrypted systems? It appears
> to be both setting, and then testing for crypt. If it does require
> cryptsetup, then Why?
>
> 2. I'm using loop-aes. If the answer to question number 1 is yes, then
> will hal have an issue with loop-aes/loop devices?
>
> Thanks in advance....... Newbie
>
I'm not sure if you will need sys-fs/cryptsetup for your setup, but I
think you may have gotten confused over the difference between USE and
IUSE. IUSE is a variable set by an ebuild to tell portage (or your PM
of choice) that this package supports certain USE flags. See ebuild(5)
for more information.
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