Bug 352666 – virtualx.eclass should depend on x11-base/xorg-server[-minimal]

• Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Nikoli 2011-01-25 10:46:16 UTC]

x11-base/xorg-server does not install Xvfb if USE minimal is enabled.

[Comment 1 Nikoli 2011-01-25 11:24:13 UTC]

Created attachment 260655 [details, diff]
patch

emerge -evp world works fine for me; cosmetics: 'DESCRIPTION: $' -> 'DESCRIPTION:$'.

[Comment 2 Dennis Schridde 2011-02-17 21:53:47 UTC]

Can you explain what Xvfb is needed for?
I am atm trying to run package tests (icedtea) with xorg-server[minimal]. I do not yet the outcome (they'll take a day or two to complete), but so far nothing seems to complain.

[Comment 3 Dennis Schridde 2011-02-18 00:07:39 UTC]

Xvfb manpage:
"""Xvfb is an X server that can run on machines with no display hardware and no physical input devices.  It emulates a dumb framebuffer using virtual memory."""

I would suggest to add a xvfb useflag to x11-base/xorg-server which toggles building that server.
Another idea: Can these servers not be split into own ebuilds, making xorg-server provide the Xorg server and letting packages like xvfb-server provide the Xvfb server, etc?

[Comment 4 Dennis Schridde 2011-02-18 00:10:12 UTC]

(In reply to comment #3)
> I would suggest to add a xvfb useflag to x11-base/xorg-server which toggles
> building that server.
That's even already reported: bug #352637

Maybe make that bug block this one and then depend on xorg-server[xvfb]?

[Comment 5 Joe Stroller 2011-02-18 00:21:11 UTC]

> Can you explain what Xvfb is needed for?

See bug 352974 for one example

[Comment 6 Justin Lecher (RETIRED) 2015-11-26 10:10:34 UTC]

This is current state


VIRTUALX_DEPEND="${VIRTUALX_DEPEND}
    !prefix? ( x11-base/xorg-server[xvfb] )
    x11-apps/xhost
"