Re: [gentoo-dev] Unified nVidia Driver Ebuild ready for testing

[Paweł Madej]

Peter wrote:
> To Gentoo nVidia users:
>
> We are in the process of developing and testing
> a unified nVidia driver ebuild. When implemented,
> it will replace the nvidia-kernel, nvidia-glx, and
> nvidia-settings ebuilds. It will also add the utility
> nvidia-xconfig.
>
> We would like your help in evaluating, testing, and
> commenting on this approach. Please locate the latest
> nvidia ebuild at:
>
> http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116085
>
> The download package for the new ebuild is at:
> http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=75389
>
> This is the very latest nVidia 8178 driver. Please
> be sure and review the nVidia changelog and readme.
> If your fonts are abnormally small, see Appendix Y
> and the nVidia forums for info on DPI. See
>
> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=14
>
> for specific news and info about the nVidia drivers
> for linux.
>
> Since this is a developmental ebuild, it is NOT currently
> in portage. If you would like to try it out, please
> follow these simple instructions:
>
> 1) Untar the file into /usr/local/portage/x11-drivers
> (if your portage overlay is in a different location,
> adjust accordingly).
>
> 2) exit all window managers
>
> 3) unmerge nvidia-kernel, nvidia-glx, and nvidia-settings
> (emerge -C .....) This ebuild will NOT install if any
> other nVidia ebuilds are installed.
>
> 4) edit /etc/portage/package.keywords and add
>
> x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers   ~x86 (or ~amd64).
> Other arches are not supported. Sorry.
>
> 5) emerge nvidia-drivers.
>
> This will load the kernel module, glx support, nvidia-
> settings and -xconfig all in one swoop.
>
> NOTE: Modular X support is not yet implemented.
>
> If you have comments, notice a bug, or if you have
> suggestions for improvement, PLEASE post to the existing
> bug report:
>
> http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116085.
>
> Please DO NOT report bugs about the upstream driver. If the
> driver does not work, then see the nVidia news forum.
>
> We hope you will find this approach a more streamlined and
> easy implementation for nVidia.
>
> Thanks for your participation and feedback.
>
> Peter Hyman on behalf of the nVidia devs.
>
>
>
In my opinion if you want to build monolitic ebuild in system like 
gentoo where everything is going to be modular you should try some local 
USE flags for example monolitic to install all the stuff you are puting 
into it and of cours flags for every part which could be istalled 
independly.

As a common user i need only nvidia-kernel and its dependency nvidia-glx 
to be happy.

Greets
Pawel Madej
-- 
gentoo-dev@g.o mailing list