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From: walt <w41ter@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: kdrive use flag quandary
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 01:55:31
Message-Id: hsq7lm$o64$1@dough.gmane.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: kdrive use flag quandary by Bill Kenworthy
1 On 05/16/2010 06:26 PM, Bill Kenworthy wrote:
2 > -t doesnt work in this case as emerge wants xorg-server built with the
3 > kdrive flag before it will continue processing - which makes sense.
4
5 AFAICT, the cost of enabling kdrive is trivial. It compiles one more
6 "server" /usr/bin/Xephyr, so I'd say just enable kdrive and go for it!
7
8 >
9 > On Sun, 2010-05-16 at 15:55 -0700, walt wrote:
10 >> On 05/15/2010 09:42 PM, William Kenworthy wrote:
11 >>> I am trying to update a laptop after a break of a few months and have
12 >>> an ... anomaly!
13 >>>
14 >>> It suddenly wants the kdrive use flag enabled for xorg-server and
15 >>> sabayon - why? I think kdrive is a minimal xserver built on top of xorg
16 >>> so its not appropriate for a system I want full functionality on - is
17 >>> it?
18 >>>
19 >>> How can I find out whats bringing this use flag in as I cant find
20 >>> anything so far.
21 >>
22 >> The method most often suggested is adding the 't' flag to your emerge:
23 >>
24 >> #emerge -auNDt world
25 >>
26 >>
27 >>
28 >
29 >
30 >

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: kdrive use flag quandary Bill Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au>