Hello, Looking at the synaptics ebuild, the intent is to only warn (not die) if the CONFIG_EVDEV isn't set. So, you need to wrap that call in a linux_chkconfig_exists. Otherwise the results of linux_chkconfig_present is undefined. If you trace the route of linux_chkconfig_present, you will see that it calls required_configured_kernel and that will die if .config doesn't exist. This is not intended behavior for the ebuild. Think about building on a Gentoo VPS, where the kernel is managed for you, you cannot build this as a binary package.
I don't have a proper patch since I am working on my netbook now. Here is the output, I think you can see the one line addition and indenting changes for the rest. --- xf86-input-synaptics-1.2.0.ebuild.org 2009-12-10 19:10:05.000000000 +0000 +++ xf86-input-synaptics-1.2.0.ebuild 2009-12-11 20:48:12.000000000 +0000 @@ -31,13 +31,17 @@ pkg_postinst() { x-modular_pkg_postinst - if ! linux_chkconfig_present INPUT_EVDEV; then - echo - ewarn "This driver requires event interface support in your kernel" - ewarn " Device Drivers --->" - ewarn " Input device support --->" - ewarn " <*> Event interface" - echo + # If you don't have a .config, don't die. The intent is just a friendly + # warning. + if linux_config_exists; then + if ! linux_chkconfig_present INPUT_EVDEV; then + echo + ewarn "This driver requires event interface support in your kernel" + ewarn " Device Drivers --->" + ewarn " Input device support --->" + ewarn " <*> Event interface" + echo + fi fi if use hal ; then elog "If you want to modify Synaptics settings, please create an fdi file in:"
+ 13 Dec 2009; Gilles Dartiguelongue <eva@gentoo.org> + xf86-input-synaptics-1.2.0.ebuild: + Don't die if .config is not present, bug #296578. + Thanks for reporting.
Still needs to be fixed in the x11 overlay. Reassigning to us. Thanks
Synced to the overlay.
