198144 2007-11-05 09:07 0000 sys-fs/device-mapper should not DEPEND on sys-fs/udev 2007-11-08 09:10:40 0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Gentoo Linux Core system unspecified All Linux RESOLVED FIXED P2 normal --- 1 petre.rodan@simplex.ro base-system@gentoo.org petre.rodan@simplex.ro 2007-11-05 09:07:23 0000 please remove the unconditional *DEPEND on sys-fs/udev for this package. I'm happily using device-mapper with static dev on different configurations both on servers and workstations with no problems. udev is not a mandatory tool and should not become one. robbat2@gentoo.org 2007-11-05 09:41:43 0000 please test with device-mapper and lvm2 + static dev on baselayout2 and report back if everything still works for you, because the dm/lvm init scripts now work differently than they did in baselayout1. If it does work, then I'll change the RDEPEND statement to be: "!<sys-fs/udev-115-r1" so that you can use it without udev, while other folks will upgrade to the new udev before using it. vyzo@media.mit.edu 2007-11-07 19:31:11 0000 It also leads to annoying block cycles when trying to emerge from older versions of device-mapper: emerge -pv -u device-mapper These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild U ] sys-apps/sysvinit-2.86-r8 [2.86-r3] USE="(-ibm) (-selinux) -static (-bootstrap%) (-build%)" 0 kB [ebuild N ] virtual/init-0 0 kB [ebuild U ] sys-apps/debianutils-2.23.1 [2.14.1-r1] USE="-static (-build%)" 133 kB [ebuild N ] sys-apps/mktemp-1.5 69 kB [ebuild U ] sys-apps/baselayout-1.12.9-r2 [1.11.14-r2] USE="unicode -bootstrap -build -static" 214 kB [ebuild U ] sys-apps/module-init-tools-3.2.2-r3 [3.0-r2] USE="-old-linux% (-debug%)" 166 kB [ebuild U ] sys-fs/device-mapper-1.02.22-r5 [1.01.03] USE="(-selinux)" 186 kB [ebuild U ] sys-fs/udev-115-r1 [079-r1] USE="(-selinux)" 210 kB [blocks B ] <sys-fs/device-mapper-1.02.19-r1 (is blocking sys-fs/udev-115-r1) robbat2@gentoo.org 2007-11-08 02:57:12 0000 The newer portages do not show that block cycle either. Please test as I requested in comment #1, and report back. petre.rodan@simplex.ro 2007-11-08 08:25:36 0000 hi Robin, (In reply to comment #1) > please test with device-mapper and lvm2 + static dev on baselayout2 and report > back if everything still works for you, because the dm/lvm init scripts now > work differently than they did in baselayout1. by using sys-fs/lvm2-2.02.28-r2 sys-apps/baselayout-2.0.0_rc6 sys-fs/device-mapper-1.02.22-r5 and a static dev, the system boots up mounting all logical volumes OK right out of the box. do you also want me to test mounting cryptfs partitions? > If it does work, then I'll change the RDEPEND statement to be: > "!<sys-fs/udev-115-r1" so that you can use it without udev, while other folks > will upgrade to the new udev before using it. thanks, peter robbat2@gentoo.org 2007-11-08 09:10:40 0000 no, plain lvm volumes are fine. Thanks for testing. I've inverted the DEPEND now.