Bug 287888

Summary:	>=xorg-server-1.6 needs to rebuild some drivers after the ABI change
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Sam M W <wilsonsamm>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Sam M W 2009-10-06 12:02:12 UTC

As the title suggests, when we upgrade to xorg-server-1.6, some ABIs change. I don't really know what's going on there, but in short, it meant that I lost control of my computer every time I typed startx.

The reason for this was, as revelead by /var/log/Xorg.0.log, was a mismatch in the ABIs of the server and the input drivers (kbd and mouse).

The ebuild should have pulled these in as dependencies, or the ebuild should have ewarned (is that the right word?) about this change and suggested rebuilding the necessary packages.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. upgrade from xorg-server-1.4-* to xorg-server-1.6-*
2. keep your drivers from the 1.4 install
3.
Actual Results:  
Loss of control of computer (that is, unless you have remote access to your computer)

Expected Results:  
easy upgrade to 1.6

maybe automated rebuild of the drivers

It's easy enough to fix.

Just type this as root

for i in $(qlist -I -C)
do
emerge -av $i
done

and choose which packages you want to rebuild.

Comment 1 Sam M W 2009-10-06 12:28:27 UTC

alright, well I feel stupid.
It turns out the ebuild DOES ewarn about this.
But I still feel it could be automated. Is that the gentoo way?

Comment 2 Dmitri Pogosian 2009-10-06 14:49:55 UTC

(In reply to comment #1)
> alright, well I feel stupid.
> It turns out the ebuild DOES ewarn about this.
> But I still feel it could be automated. Is that the gentoo way?
> 

I think the simplest solution would have been to bump the versions of all the drivers that need to be recompiled.  Then emerge -uD xorg-server would have reemerged all that is needed.  As it currently stands, indeed neither emerge nor revdep-rebuild picks them.

Comment 3 Alex Legler (RETIRED) archtester

2009-10-06 18:18:13 UTC

(In reply to comment #1)
> alright, well I feel stupid.
> It turns out the ebuild DOES ewarn about this.
> But I still feel it could be automated. Is that the gentoo way?
> 

Don't think so. ;)