From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_QUAR,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from smtpout.kingston-internet.net (smtpout.kingston-internet.co.uk [212.50.161.69]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6B6120ED31F for ; Thu, 7 Mar 2002 19:45:51 -0600 (CST) Received: from dialup.212-50-177-119.karoo.kcom.com ([212.50.177.119] helo=[10.0.0.7]) by smtpout.kingston-internet.net with esmtp (Exim 2.12 #8) id 16j9OD-0000ZX-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Fri, 8 Mar 2002 01:41:45 +0000 From: Tom Newsom To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0.2 Date: 08 Mar 2002 01:42:34 +0000 Message-Id: <1015551754.1113.19.camel@rawramp.home> Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: [gentoo-dev] Point of fact. Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 421726ae-7e10-43a8-803b-8861ee0f37c8 X-Archives-Hash: 0bfcec6481dab6fee58e44b3ff17ec33 Hi, Whoever gets this, if your in #gentoo then you`ll know me by the nick Jeepster. You`ll also possibly know I refuse point blank to use the nvidia stuff from portage and if you`ve taken any notice you`ll also know why. Take the following comment from your web site... ************* At the moment, there's one known quirk with the install. Some applications (most notably the Quake series) do not use the standard library search path for loading libGL.so, but instead manually dlopen "/usr/lib/libGL.so". For this reason, make sure that /usr/lib/libGL.so is a symlink that points to /opt/nvidia/lib/libGL.so. We'll be addressing this quirk soon. ************* It isnt a quirk, the paths that quake,UT etc look in for GL libs is a standard place, when nvidia decided a while ago to create linux drivers they decided on a standard place for thier libs to be, that being /usr/lib and also they *had* to alter some XFree libs and links. Once you accept you`re nvidia portage files sent the libs to the wrong place then you will fix your "quirk" I can if you wish get a guy who started the nvidia drivers to come into #gentoo and tell you why you`re /opt/ place is wrong. Other than this and GRUB being default boot loader, gentoo is excellent in all areas. Keep up the excellent work. Thank you.