[gentoo-user] alsa in-kernel vs. alsa-lib

[Pupino]

Hi all,
i was used to intall alsa-lib and co. and use tools like alsamixer to
manage the audio on my gentoo; now i've tryied to switch to the
in-kernel way.
I've built the relevant part into the kernel, no module, but now i'm stuck.
If i try to emerge alsa-utils (wich has alsamixer) it pulls in also
alsa-lib, alsa-header, etc...
is this the correct behaviour? i tought i'll get rid of those
packages(-header, -lib) switching to the in-kernel drivers.

Davide