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=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_MISSING, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A,RDNS_NONE autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from asprexch.aspre.com (unknown [12.41.3.2]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F0F02015E17 for ; Fri, 8 Mar 2002 09:50:00 -0600 (CST) Received: from archangel.aspre.net (192.168.2.16 [192.168.2.16]) by asprexch.aspre.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2655.55) id GJN9T1LF; Fri, 8 Mar 2002 10:46:56 -0500 Received: from archangel.aspre.net (archangel.aspre.net [127.0.0.1]) by archangel.aspre.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8499A7BDD for ; Fri, 8 Mar 2002 10:48:08 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 10:48:04 -0500 From: Marc Soda To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Point of fact. Message-ID: <20020308104804.A3269@archangel.aspre.com> References: <1015551754.1113.19.camel@rawramp.home> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <1015551754.1113.19.camel@rawramp.home>; from Jeepster@gmx.co.uk on Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 20:42:34 -0500 X-Mailer: Balsa 1.2.4 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: 0b2f5769-cce9-4b6f-a99e-688a3076942c X-Archives-Hash: c2eac3098f4bb626f72293ad9f7b12b9 What would you suggest in place of GRUB? On 2002.03.07 20:42 Tom Newsom wrote: > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev > -- Marc Soda ASPRE, Inc. marc@aspre.net http://www.aspre.net/