lm_sensors should be an optional dependancy of ksensors, as ksensors can display ACPI and HDD temperatures without lm_sensors. Ebuild patch: diff -u /usr/portage/kde-misc/ksensors/ksensors-0.7.3.ebuild ksensors/ksensors-0.7.3.ebuild --- /usr/portage/kde-misc/ksensors/ksensors-0.7.3.ebuild 2005-04-04 05:07:32.000000000 -0700 +++ ksensors/ksensors-0.7.3.ebuild 2005-08-28 13:37:08.000000000 -0700 @@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ SLOT="0" KEYWORDS="x86 ~amd64" -IUSE="" +IUSE="lm_sensors" -DEPEND=">=sys-apps/lm_sensors-2.6.3" +DEPEND="lm_sensors? ( >=sys-apps/lm_sensors-2.6.3 )" need-kde 3
Oops, I filed this prematurely. The lm_sensors/ksensors dependancies are bit deeper. I will try to produce a patch for ksensors and get it accepted upstream so the lm_sensors use flag can be added...sorry for the noise.
Did you have a chance to come up with a patch? If so, how did upstream respond? I'm asking, as I'd also like to use ksensors WITHOUT lm_sensors.