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Bug 263896

Summary: media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25: a bug about /etc/modules.d/svgalib: it needs an /etc/modprobe.d/s vgalib
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Martin Gramatke <xmit>
Component: Current packagesAssignee: No maintainer - Look at https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Proxy_Maintainers if you want to take care of it <maintainer-needed>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: normal CC: vostorga
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: x86   
OS: Linux   
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Runtime testing required: ---
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Bug Blocks: 215626    

Description Martin Gramatke 2009-03-26 20:04:52 UTC
A message that appears every boot:

* Please file a bug about /etc/modules.d/svgalib: it needs an /etc/modprobe.d/s
vgalib

# eix svgalib
[I] media-libs/svgalib
     Available versions:  1.9.25 {build kernel-helper kernel_linux}
     Installed versions:  1.9.25(01:41:51 AM 03/24/2009)(kernel-helper kernel_linux -build)
     Homepage:            http://www.svgalib.org/
     Description:         A library for running svga graphics on the console



Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 VĂ­ctor Ostorga (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-04-19 01:31:03 UTC
Can't reproduce the bug, because /etc/modules.d/svgalib doesn't get installed:

bit ~ # equery files media-libs/svgalib | grep 'modules.d'
bit ~ # 
Comment 2 Martin Gramatke 2009-04-19 18:40:01 UTC
I deleted the file /etc/modules.d/svgalib without any harm. The message is gone. Thanks.