Bug 67443 – kernel-2.eclass contains wrong RDEPEND

• Status: RESOLVED INVALID
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Igor Rafienko 2004-10-13 12:26:55 UTC]

In short: kernel-2.eclass assumes module-init-tools.

Long version: gentoo-sources ebuild inherits from kernel-2. kernel-2.eclass in turn contains this RDEPEND:

RDEPEND="${DEPEND}                                 
                !build? ( >=sys-libs/ncurses-5.2
                dev-lang/perl
                sys-apps/module-init-tools                                                 
                sys-devel/make )" 

Since there is virtual/modutils, RDEPEND should perhaps list that one (rather than module-init-tools)? This makes sense for those who have sys-apps/modutils (and are not quite ready to move to module-init-tools :)) Furthermore, kernel.eclass lists precisely that -- virtual/modutils.

Reproducible: Always
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[Comment 1 Daniel Drake (RETIRED) 2004-10-13 13:10:12 UTC]

Why wouldnt people be ready to switch to module-init-tools? Our ebuild provides backwards compatibility for 2.4.

[Comment 2 Daniel Drake (RETIRED) 2004-11-10 22:40:02 UTC]

Apparently new installs are now defaulting to module-init-tools, which is fine, no need for modutils. Eventually we will remove the virtual.

[Comment 3 John Mylchreest (RETIRED) 2004-11-11 08:41:14 UTC]

Ye, just to add. I changed the default virtual to module-init-tools some time ago now across all arches