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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Monolithic X unsupported
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 02:41:09
Message-Id: 200609092238.32211.vapier@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Monolithic X unsupported by Donnie Berkholz
1 On Saturday 09 September 2006 20:10, Donnie Berkholz wrote:
2 > This is a formal notice that monolithic X is no longer supported.
3
4 awesome !
5
6 > Developers with X-dependent packages may pull the || virtual/x11 section
7 > and retain just the modular dep list. Monolithic X will receive no
8 > further security updates, and is currently subject to at least one local
9 > security vulnerability.
10
11 so we're clear (cause i might have just missed it on irc) but there will be
12 a "meta monolithic" ebuild right ? one that has all the same deps as what
13 the current monolithic provides ?
14 -mike

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Monolithic X unsupported Donnie Berkholz <dberkholz@g.o>