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Jonathan Callen <jcallen@g.o> writes: |
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> On 2015-03-22 09:04, lee wrote: |
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>> Tom H <tomh0665@×××××.com> writes: |
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>>> On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 7:31 AM, Alan McKinnon |
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>>> <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>>>> It looks to me like sysvinit-2.88-r7 was stabilized and the |
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>>>> maintainer of apcupsd didn't notice. From the ebuild for |
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>>>> apcupsd-3.14.8-r2: |
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>>>> |
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>>>> DEPEND=" || ( >=sys-apps/util-linux-2.23[tty-helpers] |
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>>>> <=sys-apps/sysvinit-2.88-r4 sys-freebsd/freebsd-ubin ) |
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>>>> |
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>>>> What I suggest is copy that ebuild to your local overlay and |
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>>>> update the DEPEND to <=sys-apps/sysvinit-2.88-r7 and redigest |
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>>>> |
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>>>> If that gives a correct update path for world, then file a bug |
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>>>> against apcupsd. |
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>>> |
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>>> Some commands were moved from sysvinit to util-linux, and these |
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>>> commands are required by apcupsd and are included in util-linux |
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>>> if it's compiled with the "tty-helpers" use flag. |
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>> Is this somehow reflected in the dependencies? And how could I |
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>> deal with the multiple versions of util-linux that seem to be |
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>> required? |
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>> Perhaps I should forcefully update util-linux and use tty-helpers |
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>> so that apcupsd still works in case I reboot. But what other |
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>> problems might that cause? |
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>> What am I supposed to think? Should we not update unless no |
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>> problems are listed and just wait in case there are some, |
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>> potentially having to wait indefinitely? How about security |
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>> updates then? |
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>> |
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> It is reflected in the dependencies by the fact that the first dep |
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> (and generally the one chosen by portage) requires a new-enough |
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> version of util-linux *with the "tty-helpers" USE flag enabled*. You |
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> don't need multiple versions of anything installed. If you just add |
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> "sys-apps/util-linux tty-helpers" to your /etc/portage/package.use |
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> file and try again, you will likely find that portage will update |
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> everything for you without any further issues. |
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Oh that actually works! How is one supposed to know that this use flag |
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must be added? |
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-- |
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Again we must be afraid of speaking of daemons for fear that daemons |
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might swallow us. Finally, this fear has become reasonable. |
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