Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 01:00:37 +0100 From: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [x11/nvidia-driver] conflicts with linux dri ports Message-ID: <20090608010037.3c3623d6@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <81475023@h30.sp.ipt.ru> References: <KKVVQ5$55042A577C09ABEBE07BC00F05F0FD24@libero.it> <81475023@h30.sp.ipt.ru>
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On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:06:56 +0400 Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> wrote: > On Sun, 7 Jun 2009 21:34:53 +0200 barbara wrote: > > > > I've just received a report at emulation@ about x11/nvidia-driver > > > and other linux dri ports to be in conflict. > > > > > > If a linux dri port is installed x11/nvidia-driver seems to > > > replace libGL.so with a link to nvidia library. Not good. Is it > > > right to mark this port and other linux dri ports to be in > > > conflict? > > > Why it's not good? > > I'm not sure I've understood, but I think it's more or less the > > same with the native counterpart: if you install x11/nvidia-driver, > > libGL.so from graphics/libGL get replaced (actually renamed). > > Because if port B replaces a file from port A, then when port A is > deinstalled, the file from the ports B is removed. It's not ideal, but making nvidia-driver conflict with its own dependencies is a lot worse.
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