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On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:43:46 -0700 |
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Nick Fortino <nfortino@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> > On 2009-04-10, Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > |
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> >> On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Grant Edwards <grante@××××.com> wrote: |
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> >> |
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> >>> Is something broken in the xfce ebuilds? emerge keeps wanting |
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> >>> to install xscreensaver even though I've got -xscreensaver in my |
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> >>> USE variable in make.conf. Everytime I update, xscreensaver |
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> >>> gets reinstalled, and I have to manually "emerge -C" it: |
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> >>> |
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> >>> # emerge -auvtND world |
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> >>> |
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> >>> These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order: |
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> >>> |
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> >>> Calculating dependencies... done! |
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> >>> [nomerge ] xfce-base/xfce4-4.4.3 USE="alsa cups oss -minimal -xscreensaver" |
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> >>> [nomerge ] xfce-base/xfce4-session-4.4.3 USE="dbus -debug -gnome" |
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> >>> [nomerge ] xfce-base/xfce-utils-4.4.3 USE="dbus lock -debug" |
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> >>> [ebuild N ] x11-misc/xscreensaver-5.07 USE="jpeg opengl pam -new-login -suid -xinerama" 0 kB |
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> >>> |
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> >> It is because of the "lock" USE flag on xfce-utils. I think it |
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> >> uses xscreensaver for the screen-locking function. |
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> >> |
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> > |
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> > I see. An unpleasant side-effect is that the screensaver |
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> > function keeps kicking in. I guess I'll remove the "lock" flag |
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> > from xfce-utils. Oddly, I have the "lock" flag for xfce-utils |
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> > on another similar system, and emerge doesn't think it needs |
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> > xscreensaver on that system. Perhpas because I have xlockmore |
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> > installed on that system? |
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> > |
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> > |
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> If you don't want a specific package, echo 'x11-misc/xscreensaver' >> |
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> /etc/portage/package.mask |
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> In this case, the dependency is: |
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> lock? ( || ( x11-misc/xscreensaver |
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> gnome-extra/gnome-screensaver |
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> x11-misc/xlockmore ) )" |
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> so either gnome-screensaver or xlockmore will be pulled in to compensate. |
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> Nick |
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Instead of needlessly messing with package.mask, it is easier to just |
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emerge -a1v x11-misc/xlockmore |
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(supposing he wants xlockmore and not gnome-screensaver). |
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Now the dependency will be satisfied by xlockmore and |
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xscreensaver won't be pulled anymore. |
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