Bug 265857 – x11-base/xorg-server-1.3.0.0-r6 has a bad dependency on x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev

• Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Kobboi 2009-04-12 13:57:41 UTC]

I'm trying to install xorg-server-1.3.0.0-r6 by masking higher versions. All dependencies are OK, except the one for x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev: a version is stable (2.1.1) that needs >=xorg-server-1.5.3. That is, xorg-server-1.3.0.0-r6 should not accept more recent x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev versions.

Reproducible: Always

[Comment 1 Rafał Mużyło 2009-04-12 15:40:03 UTC]

I'd say invalid - downgrades from stable fail even
more often, than mixing stable and unstable
and are about as much supported (perhaps even less).

Work it around using package.mask.

[Comment 2 Kobboi 2009-04-12 16:12:53 UTC]

Sure, that's what I did. But my point is, if you have a dependency system, why not use it? Or improve it? How am I supposed to tell which of the x11-*/* packages work with xorg-server-1.3 or 1.5? 

[Comment 3 Lars Wendler (Polynomial-C) (RETIRED) 2009-04-12 20:51:54 UTC]

I doubt that this version of xorg-server will stay in portage much longer now that 1.5.3 is stable. But for the sake of completeness, let's see what our x11-maintainers think about this.

[Comment 4 Rémi Cardona (RETIRED) 2009-04-19 13:35:48 UTC]

We no longer support xorg-server 1.3. Please update to the latest stable version (1.5.3-r5).

Thanks