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From: Robert Bridge <robert@robbieab.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user]  Re: ati-drivers-8.501 does not compile with
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On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:14:40 +0200
Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@arcor.de> wrote:

> Arttu V. wrote:
> > On 11/24/08, Volker Armin Hemmann
> > <volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de> wrote:
> >> On Montag 24 November 2008, Christian wrote:
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> I wanted to update my kernel to 2.6.26-r3 today. But the
> >>> ati-drivers version 8.501 won't compile.
> >> is there a good reason to use acient drivers?
> >=20
> > They're the latest stable on x86 -- and amd64 stable ones are even
> > older.
>=20
> Use the non-stable ones.  8.552-r2.  The stable ones in portage are
> too old.

If the stable ones are unstable due to age, file a bug specifically
against this matter. Simply switching to ~ ebuilds is treating the
symptom, not the problem.

RobbieAB

=20

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