Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@×××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] I guess it is time to update udev from 171-r10 to 197-r8...
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:34:25
Message-Id: 51460C8E.1090303@libertytrek.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] I guess it is time to update udev from 171-r10 to 197-r8... by Neil Bothwick
1 On 2013-03-17 2:17 PM, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
2 > On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:46:39 -0400, Tanstaafl wrote:
3 >
4 >> Also, should I manually fix the blockers:
5 >>
6 >>> [blocks B ] sys-apps/module-init-tools
7 >>> ("sys-apps/module-init-tools" is blocking sys-apps/kmod-12-r1)
8 >>> [blocks B ] sys-apps/kmod ("sys-apps/kmod" is blocking
9 >>> sys-apps/module-init-tools-3.16-r2)
10 >>
11 >> by doing "emerge -C module-init-tools && emerge kmod" *before*
12 >> upgrading udev?
13 >
14 > No, because that adds kmod to world. Just unmerge module-init-tools and
15 > then emerge world, letting portage install what it needs
16
17 Ah, ok... but as for the rest... I should be able to safely upgrade
18 udev, with a reasonable (I know there are no guarantees) expectation of
19 everything 'just working' (ie, my lvm managed /usr partition shouldn't
20 be an issue like it would have been earlier on in this process)?
21
22 Thanks Neil

Replies