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From: Bill Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: kdrive use flag quandary
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 02:09:56
Message-Id: 1274062153.1657.95.camel@troll
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: kdrive use flag quandary by walt
1 On Sun, 2010-05-16 at 18:55 -0700, walt wrote:
2 > On 05/16/2010 06:26 PM, Bill Kenworthy wrote:
3 > > -t doesnt work in this case as emerge wants xorg-server built with the
4 > > kdrive flag before it will continue processing - which makes sense.
5 >
6 > AFAICT, the cost of enabling kdrive is trivial. It compiles one more
7 > "server" /usr/bin/Xephyr, so I'd say just enable kdrive and go for it!
8 >
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10 Thanks Walt, thats interesting that gnome-2.28 includes Xephyr via
11 kdrive - bonus :)
12
13 The system was moved to gnome-2.28 and updated/upgraded overnight and I
14 just have half a dozen pkgs to sort out - after trying 217!) and its
15 done.
16
17 BillK
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19 > >
20 > > On Sun, 2010-05-16 at 15:55 -0700, walt wrote:
21 > >> On 05/15/2010 09:42 PM, William Kenworthy wrote:
22 > >>> I am trying to update a laptop after a break of a few months and have
23 > >>> an ... anomaly!
24 > >>>
25 > >>> It suddenly wants the kdrive use flag enabled for xorg-server and
26 > >>> sabayon - why? I think kdrive is a minimal xserver built on top of xorg
27 > >>> so its not appropriate for a system I want full functionality on - is
28 > >>> it?
29 > >>>
30 > >>> How can I find out whats bringing this use flag in as I cant find
31 > >>> anything so far.
32 > >>
33 > >> The method most often suggested is adding the 't' flag to your emerge:
34 > >>
35 > >> #emerge -auNDt world
36 > >>
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