[gentoo-user] stable xorg-server seems to require testing libXfont

[gentoo-user] stable xorg-server seems to require testing libXfont

[Allan Gottlieb]

Xorg-server-1.6.3.901-r2 is now stable on x86.
I see the following in the ebuild

RDEPEND="hal? ( sys-apps/hal )
	tslib? ( >=x11-libs/tslib-1.0 x11-proto/xcalibrateproto )
	dev-libs/openssl
	>=x11-libs/libXfont-1.4.0

I believe this says that libXfont >= 1.4.0 must be present.
But eix -e libXfont reports

[I] x11-libs/libXfont
     Available versions:  1.3.1-r1 1.3.4 ~1.4.0 {debug ipv6}
     Installed versions:  1.3.4(09:46:47 10/05/09)(ipv6 -debug)
     Homepage:            http://xorg.freedesktop.org/
     Description:         X.Org Xfont library

which asserts that no version >=1.4.0 is stable.

I have resynced since I first noticed this and it is still the case.
Naturally this prevents my emerge ... world
from completing.

I can certainly add libXfont to /etc/portage/package.keywords, but I
find it strange that a stable package (xorg-server) requires a testing
version of another package (libXfont).

Advice on how to proceed would be appreciated.

thanks,
allan

Re: [gentoo-user] stable xorg-server seems to require testing libXfont

[Fab]

On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:06:43 -0400
Allan Gottlieb wrote:
> I can certainly add libXfont to /etc/portage/package.keywords, but I
> find it strange that a stable package (xorg-server) requires a testing
> version of another package (libXfont).
> 
> Advice on how to proceed would be appreciated.
> 


The stabilization process is not over for x86, and you synchronized
your tree in the middle of the process. See the stabilization list in
bug #282290. You should wait a few hours until next sync, and use
package.keywords in the meanwhile for missing stable packages.

[1] http://bugs.gentoo.org/282290

Re: [gentoo-user] stable xorg-server seems to require testing libXfont

[Allan Gottlieb]

At Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:34:07 +0200 Fab <netfab@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:06:43 -0400
> Allan Gottlieb wrote:
>> I can certainly add libXfont to /etc/portage/package.keywords, but I
>> find it strange that a stable package (xorg-server) requires a testing
>> version of another package (libXfont).
>> 
>> Advice on how to proceed would be appreciated.
>> 
>
>
> The stabilization process is not over for x86, and you synchronized
> your tree in the middle of the process. See the stabilization list in
> bug #282290. You should wait a few hours until next sync, and use
> package.keywords in the meanwhile for missing stable packages.

Thank you, that explains it.  I will wait.
allan

Re: [gentoo-user] stable xorg-server seems to require testing libXfont

[Justin]

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Allan Gottlieb schrieb:
> At Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:34:07 +0200 Fab <netfab@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:06:43 -0400
>> Allan Gottlieb wrote:
>>> I can certainly add libXfont to /etc/portage/package.keywords, but I
>>> find it strange that a stable package (xorg-server) requires a testing
>>> version of another package (libXfont).
>>>
>>> Advice on how to proceed would be appreciated.
>>>
>>
>> The stabilization process is not over for x86, and you synchronized
>> your tree in the middle of the process. See the stabilization list in
>> bug #282290. You should wait a few hours until next sync, and use
>> package.keywords in the meanwhile for missing stable packages.
> 
> Thank you, that explains it.  I will wait.
> allan
> 

We all should give a big props to Christian Faulhammer, who is commiting
like hell since hours!!


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Re: [gentoo-user] stable xorg-server seems to require testing libXfont

[Allan Gottlieb]

At Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:46:07 +0200 Justin <justin@j-schmitz.net> wrote:

> Allan Gottlieb schrieb:
>> At Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:34:07 +0200 Fab <netfab@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:06:43 -0400
>>> Allan Gottlieb wrote:
>>>> I can certainly add libXfont to /etc/portage/package.keywords, but I
>>>> find it strange that a stable package (xorg-server) requires a testing
>>>> version of another package (libXfont).
>>>>
>>>> Advice on how to proceed would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> The stabilization process is not over for x86, and you synchronized
>>> your tree in the middle of the process. See the stabilization list in
>>> bug #282290. You should wait a few hours until next sync, and use
>>> package.keywords in the meanwhile for missing stable packages.
>> 
>> Thank you, that explains it.  I will wait.
>
> We all should give a big props to Christian Faulhammer, who is commiting
> like hell since hours!!

Indeed.  I saw the list in bug #282290; it is impressive.
allan