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Bug 277088 - net-misc/vnc should be a USE flag for x11-base/xorg-server, not a separate package
Summary: net-misc/vnc should be a USE flag for x11-base/xorg-server, not a separate pa...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 277087
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Linux bug wranglers
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Reported: 2009-07-08 19:06 UTC by Andrew D Kirch
Modified: 2009-07-08 19:06 UTC (History)
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Description Andrew D Kirch 2009-07-08 19:06:16 UTC 
RealVNC (net-misc/vnc) compiles within the x11-base/xorg-server tree, and depends very closely on which version of xorg-server is installed.  
This is currently being handled via a variable in the net-misc/vnc ebuild:
XSERVER_VERSION="1.5.3"
Utilizing this solution is less than optimal however.  If x11-base/xorg-server is updated either there will be a dependancy problem with net-misc/vnc, or net-misc/vnc will fail to work.
The proper solution for this would be to merge elements of the net-misc/vnc ebuild into x11-base/xorg-server, which would eliminate the need for this variable, and the breakage which occurs if missed.  
This also streamlines ebuild development as it removes a redundant package from the tree.

Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 Andrew D Kirch 2009-07-08 19:06:49 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 277087 ***