Re: [gentoo-user] Change from udev to eudev?

[wabe]

Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:

> wabe wrote:
> > Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
> >
> >> wabe wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> emerge wants to install eudev. Now I wonder if this is ok
> >>> and if so, how I can do this without breaking my system.
> >>>
> >>> Any help is greatly appreciated.
> >>>
> >>> This is the output from emerge:
> > [...]
> >> I switched mine back when eudev was new and not even stable yet.
> >> It was as simple as unmerge udev and emerge eudev.  I don't recall
> >> even doing a reboot, which I rarely do here anyway.
> > THX for your answer.
> >
> > That's also what I normally do in such a case but I was not sure if
> > the systems keeps running when I remove udev. I will make a backup
> > before I remove udev. Then I should be on the safe side.
> >
> > But I wonder why portage wanna change udev to eudev on my system. It
> > seems that this is not the case for everyone else. I'm using a
> > stable hardened gentoo system and did not change USE flags or other
> > settings. Just started my regular update process.
> >
> > @R0b0t1: THX also for your answer.
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> > wabe
> >
> >
>
>
> Add the -t option and it should show what is pulling it in.  I don't
> know why, I always forget to add that when something confusing happens
> on my end but I always think about it when it happens to someone
> else. I think it could be age related.  lol

Thanks for the hint. I will use -t from now on. Unfortunately it didn't
gave me more information than I already had from using some "equery d"
commands.

Whatever. I unmerged udev and merged eudev. Now everything seems to be
ok on my gentoo system.

--
Regards
wabe