On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 07:06:18AM -0400, Tanstaafl wrote:
> On 2013-07-22 6:08 PM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I wonder why you didn't have dbus installed.
>
> I don't have dbus installed either, but I'm still on the old udev.
>
> I've been planning on updating it this weekend (so I'll have time to
> deal with any issues), but when I do an emerge -pvuDN world, dbus is NOT
> in the list of things to install.
>
> So, since you didn't actually answer his question, I'll ask it again...
>
> Is dbus actually *required* for even a server system? Is this
> requirement only for the new udev? If so, why is it not getting pulled
> in on my system? And if so, why is my system working now without it?
This is a server on my LAN. You draw your own conclusion. No dbus installed.
mingdao@server ~ $ eix sys-apps/dbus
* sys-apps/dbus
Available versions: 1.6.8 ~1.6.8-r1 1.6.10 1.6.12 {{X debug doc selinux
static-libs systemd test}}
Homepage: http://dbus.freedesktop.org/
Description: A message bus system, a simple way for applications
to talk to each other
mingdao@server ~ $ eix sys-fs/udev
[I] sys-fs/udev
Available versions: 197-r8^t 200^t 204^t ~205^t **9999^t {{acl doc
+firmware-loader gudev hwdb introspection keymap +kmod +openrc selinux
static-libs}}
Installed versions: 204^t(02:40:22 PM 06/26/2013)(acl firmware-loader
kmod openrc -doc -gudev -hwdb -introspection -keymap -selinux -static-libs)
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
Description: Linux dynamic and persistent device naming support
(aka userspace devfs)
[I] sys-fs/udev-init-scripts
Available versions: 23^t 25^t 26^t **9999^t
Installed versions: 26^t(02:40:36 PM 06/26/2013)
Homepage: http://www.gentoo.org
Description: udev startup scripts for openrc
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