Re: [gentoo-dev] separate /usr without initramfs

2019-10-27 Thread James Le Cuirot
On Sun, 27 Oct 2019 16:17:04 + Michael Everitt wrote: > On 27/10/19 16:12, Matt Turner wrote: > > On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 3:06 AM James Le Cuirot wrote: > >> On Sun, 27 Oct 2019 05:38:48 -0400 > >> Joshua Kinard wrote: > >> > >>> Why do I not like an initramfs, though? Well, for one,

[gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH] install-qa-check.d: remove check that bans libtool files and static libs from /

2019-10-27 Thread William Hubbs
Most upstreams and build systems do not make this distinction, so this causes unnecessary hacks in ebuilds. Signed-off-by: William Hubbs --- bin/install-qa-check.d/80libraries | 10 -- 1 file changed, 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/bin/install-qa-check.d/80libraries

Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH 2/3] virtual/cargo: drop virtual

2019-10-27 Thread James Le Cuirot
On Sun, 27 Oct 2019 01:42:48 + Michael Everitt wrote: > > I agree that some rebuilds might be unnecessary, but if you don't like > > compiling/building software Gentoo isn't for you. > > > > William > > > There's a subtle difference between compiling for compiling's sake, and > compiling

[gentoo-dev] gcc-9 will go stable soon (say, in a week)

2019-10-27 Thread Sergei Trofimovich
Hello world! toolchain@ plans to start stabilizing next major gcc version (gcc-9) in about a week at: https://bugs.gentoo.org/698646 Current target is =sys-devel/gcc-9.2.0-r1. If you think your bug should be absolutely addressed before that happens please add it as a blocker. Also feel

Re: [gentoo-dev] separate /usr without initramfs

2019-10-27 Thread James Le Cuirot
On Sun, 27 Oct 2019 05:38:48 -0400 Joshua Kinard wrote: > Why do I not like an initramfs, though? Well, for one, it complicates the > kernel compiles (and it makes them bigger, something which is an issue on > the old SGI systems at times). Two, it's another layer that I have to > maintain.

Re: [gentoo-dev] separate /usr without initramfs

2019-10-27 Thread Joshua Kinard
On 10/25/2019 14:14, William Hubbs wrote: > Hey all, > > I have been advised to bring this topic back to the list before taking > any action, so here it is. > > First, I need to clarify what I'm *NOT* talking about. > > This discussion has nothing to do with whether or not you have the >

Re: [gentoo-dev] separate /usr without initramfs

2019-10-27 Thread Michael Everitt
On 27/10/19 16:12, Matt Turner wrote: > On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 3:06 AM James Le Cuirot wrote: >> On Sun, 27 Oct 2019 05:38:48 -0400 >> Joshua Kinard wrote: >> >>> Why do I not like an initramfs, though? Well, for one, it complicates the >>> kernel compiles (and it makes them bigger, something

Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH] install-qa-check.d: remove check that bans libtool files and static libs from /

2019-10-27 Thread Michał Górny
On Sun, 2019-10-27 at 12:40 -0500, William Hubbs wrote: > Most upstreams and build systems do not make this distinction, so this > causes unnecessary hacks in ebuilds. > The hacks aren't 'unnecessary'. There is a very good reason that files that are used *purely at build time* don't land in /.

Re: [gentoo-dev] separate /usr without initramfs

2019-10-27 Thread Benda Xu
Joshua Kinard writes: > Put simply, the kernel's single purpose, as nothing more than a > hyper-complex while loop, is to get the hardware up into a usable state and > then hand off to userland, then sit and service userland's needs as called > upon. The kernel should have all of the subsystems

Re: [gentoo-dev] separate /usr without initramfs

2019-10-27 Thread Matt Turner
On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 3:06 AM James Le Cuirot wrote: > > On Sun, 27 Oct 2019 05:38:48 -0400 > Joshua Kinard wrote: > > > Why do I not like an initramfs, though? Well, for one, it complicates the > > kernel compiles (and it makes them bigger, something which is an issue on > > the old SGI

Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH 2/3] virtual/cargo: drop virtual

2019-10-27 Thread William Hubbs
On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 08:36:47PM +1300, Kent Fredric wrote: > On Sat, 26 Oct 2019 18:55:11 -0500 > William Hubbs wrote: > > > Sure, but rebuild changes are exactly what you would want. that's how > > software written in go gets rebuilt for example, which is exactly what > > you want when go

Re: [gentoo-dev] separate /usr without initramfs

2019-10-27 Thread Joshua Kinard
On 10/27/2019 12:12, Matt Turner wrote: > On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 3:06 AM James Le Cuirot wrote: >> >> On Sun, 27 Oct 2019 05:38:48 -0400 >> Joshua Kinard wrote: >> >>> Why do I not like an initramfs, though? Well, for one, it complicates the >>> kernel compiles (and it makes them bigger,

[gentoo-dev] Automated Package Removal and Addition Tracker, for the week ending 2019-10-27 23:59 UTC

2019-10-27 Thread Robin H. Johnson
The attached list notes all of the packages that were added or removed from the tree, for the week ending 2019-10-27 23:59 UTC. Removals: app-office/geierlein 20191024-06:39 hannod5dda180e8f games-fps/ut2004-action20191027-22:49 chewi9ef701d8e96 games-fps/ut2004

Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH] install-qa-check.d: remove check that bans libtool files and static libs from /

2019-10-27 Thread William Hubbs
On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 06:58:00PM +0100, Michał Górny wrote: > On Sun, 2019-10-27 at 12:40 -0500, William Hubbs wrote: > > Most upstreams and build systems do not make this distinction, so this > > causes unnecessary hacks in ebuilds. > > > > The hacks aren't 'unnecessary'. There is a very

Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH] install-qa-check.d: remove check that bans libtool files and static libs from /

2019-10-27 Thread Michał Górny
On Sun, 2019-10-27 at 13:49 -0500, William Hubbs wrote: > On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 06:58:00PM +0100, Michał Górny wrote: > > On Sun, 2019-10-27 at 12:40 -0500, William Hubbs wrote: > > > Most upstreams and build systems do not make this distinction, so this > > > causes unnecessary hacks in

Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH 2/3] virtual/cargo: drop virtual

2019-10-27 Thread Kent Fredric
On Sun, 27 Oct 2019 12:05:02 -0500 William Hubbs wrote: > If a build dep of something changes, the correct response with > --with-bdeps=y is to rebuild everything that depends on the changed dep. Unfortunately, my learned experience of portage is the "correct response" is not something portage

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Re: [gentoo-dev] separate /usr without initramfs

2019-10-27 Thread Joshua Kinard
On 10/27/2019 06:06, James Le Cuirot wrote: > On Sun, 27 Oct 2019 05:38:48 -0400 > Joshua Kinard wrote: > >> Why do I not like an initramfs, though? Well, for one, it complicates the >> kernel compiles (and it makes them bigger, something which is an issue on >> the old SGI systems at times).

[gentoo-dev] qmail.eclass: hide qmail-pop3 behind a use flag

2019-10-27 Thread Rolf Eike Beer
Other solutions offer much more features and better security, so do not install this by default. Keep it for the moment for those who explicitely want it. diff --git a/eclass/qmail.eclass b/eclass/qmail.eclass index b6ef483aa82..5a30461704e 100644 --- a/eclass/qmail.eclass +++

Re: [gentoo-dev] desktop profile: Switch make.defaults to +elogind, drop consolekit

2019-10-27 Thread Andreas Sturmlechner
On Montag, 1. April 2019 01:23:17 CET Andreas Sturmlechner wrote: > We've had sys-auth/elogind available in Gentoo repo for quite a while now, > and it seems to work fine for many people, as Plasma, Cinnamon, and the > recently added Gnome support have shown. ... > Also, with that change we can

[gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH] emerge: fix error message for unknown options (bug 673400)

2019-10-27 Thread Zac Medico
Do not use parse_known_args to parse positional arguments, since that causes unknown options to be handled like unknown positional arguments. Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/673400 Signed-off-by: Zac Medico --- lib/_emerge/main.py | 9 - 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

[gentoo-dev] Package up for grabs: x11-misc/revelation

2019-10-27 Thread Hans de Graaff
Hi, I've dropped maintainership of x11-misc/revelation (a password manager). I'm no longer using it and it has not seen an active upstream for some time. Compatibility issues with python components have been fixed so the current stable version should be good to go for a bit. Hans signature.asc

[gentoo-dev] Last rites: net-analyzer/zabbix

2019-10-27 Thread Michał Górny
# Michał Górny (2019-10-27) # Unpatched privilege escalation vulnerability for over two years. # A lot of other unresolved bugs. # Removal in 30 days. Bug #629882. net-analyzer/zabbix -- Best regards, Michał Górny signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH 2/3] virtual/cargo: drop virtual

2019-10-27 Thread Kent Fredric
On Sat, 26 Oct 2019 18:55:11 -0500 William Hubbs wrote: > Sure, but rebuild changes are exactly what you would want. that's how > software written in go gets rebuilt for example, which is exactly what > you want when go is upgraded. > > I agree that some rebuilds might be unnecessary, but if