Re: [gentoo-user] eudev

[Bryan Gardiner <bog@khumba.net>]

On Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:39:59 +0000 (UTC)
James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

> Upon syncing, my system wants to upgrade to eudev.
> 
> [blocks B] sys-fs/udev ("sys-fs/udev" is blocking sys-fs/eudev-0)
> 
> 
> Not much out there; but I gleaned it is for those
> that insist on a separate partition for /var and /usr.
> Any other motivating reasons?
> 
> equery depends eudev
>  * These packages depend on eudev:
> virtual/udev-196
> (>=sys-fs/eudev-1_beta1[gudev?,hwdb?,introspection?,keymap?
> ,selinux?,static-libs?])
> 
> 
> I really do not want eudev, at this time. I just recovered
> a system that is now running sys-fs/udev-196-r1.
> 
> I did recently put these into my package.keywords.
> 
> =sys-fs/udev-196-r1 ~amd64
> =virtual/udev-196 ~amd64
> =sys-fs/udev-init-scripts-17-r1 ~amd64
> 
> But I do not want to go to eudev (not till it's sable 
> and necessary.
> 
> Is this the best (most current) info on setting up udev-196 ?
> http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Udev
> 
> 
> Some discussion and guidance would be keenly appreciated.
> 
> 
> cautiously,
> James

Hi James,

My guess is that you've unmasked sys-fs/udev-196 only partially.
Portage tries to calculate the dependencies for it and finds that
something is still missing (e.g. you need to ~amd64 more packages) so
Portage stops with sys-fs/udev and tries to satisfy virtual/udev with
eudev instead.

Try an "emerge -pv =sys-fs/udev-196-r1" and see if that gives any
reason why Portage isn't happy with it.

HTH,
Bryan