Currently, nvidia-drivers package install the binaries to /usr/bin and /opt/bin ``` ~ % qlist x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers | grep '/bin/' /opt/bin/nvidia-ngx-updater /opt/bin/nvidia-cuda-mps-server /opt/bin/nvidia-cuda-mps-control /opt/bin/nvidia-debugdump /opt/bin/nvidia-smi /usr/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh /usr/bin/nvidia-sleep.sh /usr/bin/nvidia-xconfig /usr/bin/nvidia-settings /usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe ``` Some applications can fail to find the binary.
Please always include any additional context (e.g. the forums thread, which applications are failing for you). Anyway, https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1172995.html.
Honestly said applications should just use PATH, it is silly to expect them always in /usr/bin. On e.g. prefix (where can still want nvidia-drivers[-modules] for the userspace) it'd install nothing in /usr/bin even. While the split is mostly historical (predates me maintaining nvidia-drivers), the split does have a meaning too. Aka /usr/bin is used for source-built binaries (or scripts), while /opt/bin is for prebuilts. ...but given we install prebuilt nvidia libraries in /usr/lib anyway it never meant all that much, and then /opt/bin is not used often in the first place (it's more typical to have /opt/<package>/bin or so with a symlink or wrapper in /usr/bin). So, while not for the reason you're giving, I'm still inclined to get rid of the split. Will check soon'ish when I'm done with other things.
(In reply to Ionen Wolkens from comment #2) > While the split is mostly historical (predates me maintaining > nvidia-drivers), the split does have a meaning too. Aka /usr/bin is used for > source-built binaries (or scripts), while /opt/bin is for prebuilts. On that note, guess it is a bit more annoying for handling QA_PREBUILT="/opt/bin/*"
The bug has been closed via the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=3b0251c97c29f779556cd29b49b6ec6af56304fe commit 3b0251c97c29f779556cd29b49b6ec6af56304fe Author: Ionen Wolkens <ionen@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2025-02-22 01:29:52 +0000 Commit: Ionen Wolkens <ionen@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2025-02-22 02:34:54 +0000 x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers: migrate /opt/bin to /usr/bin Was meant to separate prebuilt and source-built binaries, but tend to only cause confusion and hasn't meant much when prebuilt libraries are in /usr/lib anyway. May possibly affect some users that were using /opt/bin rather than PATH after being like that for so long, but believe there is likely too few to be worth a warning. Not worth a revbump, will take effect next rebuild which happen every kernel upgrades. wrt QA_PREBUILT, ideally would construct it from the .manifest inside src_install, but last time I tried portage didn't like it if it's set so late. And then, do not think want to check what every branches install and maintain lists.. so, not ideal, but giving /usr/bin the same treatment that /usr/lib had with a wildcard for now. Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/950053 Signed-off-by: Ionen Wolkens <ionen@gentoo.org> x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-390.157.ebuild | 5 +++-- x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-470.256.02-r2.ebuild | 5 +++-- x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-535.230.02.ebuild | 7 ++++--- x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-550.144.03.ebuild | 7 ++++--- x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-550.40.85.ebuild | 7 ++++--- x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-570.86.16-r1.ebuild | 7 ++++--- 6 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
