Re: [gentoo-user] X11 without udev/eudev

Ühel kenal päeval, L, 21.08.2021 kell 23:45, kirjutas Neil Bothwick: > On Sun, 22 Aug 2021 00:34:32 +0200 (CEST), k...@aspodata.se wrote: > > > > This should have some of the info you need > > > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Old_Fashioned_Gentoo_Install  > > > > Well, I already have such a

Re: [gentoo-user] How to emergency manual install of libffi-compat.

Ühel kenal päeval, L, 21.08.2021 kell 14:01, kirjutas Michael: > I can't recall coming come across this problem myself, probably > because I tend to leave emerge updates to finish, or resume from > where I had stopped an update.  Is this a an error portage should be > able to deal with itself when

Re: [gentoo-user] updating an old system

On 2021.08.22 14:54, p...@xvalheru.org wrote: Hi, I've downloaded gentoo VirtualBox image from osboxes.org. Trying to update, but getting this error: ** emerge --oneshot sys-apps/portage * IMPORTANT: 17 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'. * Use eselect news read to

Re: [gentoo-user] X11 without udev/eudev

On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 3:32 PM wrote: [...] > I'll be looking into that, but on some level, why should I be forced to > go around udev. Can't programs be compiled without udev today... > Yes, they can, if you (or someone else) write the necessary code, debug it, maintain it and keep it up to

[gentoo-user] updating an old system

Hi, I've downloaded gentoo VirtualBox image from osboxes.org. Trying to update, but getting this error: ** emerge --oneshot sys-apps/portage * IMPORTANT: 17 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'. * Use eselect news read to view new items. Calculating dependencies...

Re: [gentoo-user] updating an old system

On 2021-08-22 21:07, Jack wrote: On 2021.08.22 14:54, p...@xvalheru.org wrote: Hi, I've downloaded gentoo VirtualBox image from osboxes.org. Trying to update, but getting this error: ** emerge --oneshot sys-apps/portage * IMPORTANT: 17 news items need reading for repository

Re: [gentoo-user] X11 without udev/eudev

Anna: > On 2021-08-21 22:17, k...@aspodata.se wrote: > > Is there possible to resurrect the old drivers ? > git clone https://anongit.gentoo.org/git/repo/gentoo.git && cd gentoo > git log -p -- x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard > git checkout commit_id > > Copy to your local overlay Thanks Anna,

Re: [gentoo-user] X11 without udev/eudev

Neil Bothwick: ... > You need to grab xorg-2.eclass from the git history and put it in your > overlay. Be prepared to repeat this process with other files. Thanks, found them. Regards, /Karl Hammar

Re: [gentoo-user] X11 without udev/eudev

Mart: ... > Also be prepared for all the known security vulnerabilities you > reintroduce by installing a heavily outdated xorg-server with multiple > known vulnerabilities. ... I don't reintroduce them, I just keep them. Also, I had upgraded it if it wasn't for the udev dependancy. If you have a

Re: [gentoo-user] X11 without udev/eudev

On 22/08/2021 22:59, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 3:32 PM > wrote: [...] I'll be looking into that, but on some level, why should I be forced to go around udev. Can't programs be compiled without udev today... Yes, they can, if you (or

Re: [gentoo-user] X11 without udev/eudev

On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 6:18 PM antlists wrote: [...] > What you're missing, is that this code IS NOT USED. > > The OP wants to delete a load of code from his system precisely to > ELIMINATE vulnerabilities. If the code ain't there, it don't need fixing. > Where do you get that impression from?

Re: [gentoo-user] X11 without udev/eudev

On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 7:18 PM antlists wrote: > > On 22/08/2021 22:59, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 3:32 PM > > wrote: > > [...] > > > > I'll be looking into that, but on some level, why should I be forced to > > go around udev. Can't