Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Jun 08, 2006 at 09:33:54PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > That said, currently, backports are not an easy solution because of udev, >> > which cannot be taken as is without pulling in the whole gnome, so a bit of >> > work is needed. >> > >> > Friendly, >> > >> > Sven Luther >> >> What do you mean? You don't seriously mean udev depends on gnome? > > The version of udev in unstable means it cannot be installed with the stable > gnome. I don't remember the details, but it involves gnome-volume-manager, the > hal thingy and another package.
But that is probably not something that can even be solved easily. udev changed quite a lot since sarge and anything interacting with it, like gnome-volume-manager, probably can't be fixed. >> Does the stable gnome conflict with the backports udev? Is that realy >> a problem? It is inconvenient but if the depends are that way then it >> can't be helped. As long as it works that's fine by me. > > I think there is some work needed on the sid udev to have it compile in a > sarge environment, it is possible, it may even have been done for > backport.org, but it doesn't build out of the box like the other packages. > > And since udev is needed for initramfs-tools, which is needed by the kernels, > ... Yes, there was work needed but that ahs been done. Backports has a udev so that is solved. >> Also do you think that is an usual situation? Will it arise again for >> etch? I would think this is only a short term problem till etch comes >> out. > > udev is a mess, i can only hope that this will not come to happen in the > future (even Linus had very harsh words about the current situation), but i > can't promise anything. Already it is not possible in the current state to > have upgrade udev with the 2.6.8 kernel installed. > > Friendly, > > Sven Luther Sux, doesn't it. :( MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]