On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 11:01 PM, Samuli Suominen <ssuomi...@gentoo.org> wrote: > On 02/03/13 18:02, Doug Goldstein (cardoe) wrote: >> >> cardoe 13/03/02 16:02:57 >> >> Modified: nvidia-drivers-313.18.ebuild ChangeLog >> Log: >> Revert non-maintainer changes per bug #447566. >> >> (Portage version: 2.1.11.52/cvs/Linux x86_64, signed Manifest commit >> with key D7DFA8D318FA9AEF!) >> >> Revision Changes Path >> 1.6 >> x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-313.18.ebuild >> >> file : >> http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-313.18.ebuild?rev=1.6&view=markup >> plain: >> http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-313.18.ebuild?rev=1.6&content-type=text/plain >> diff : >> http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-313.18.ebuild?r1=1.5&r2=1.6 >> >> Index: nvidia-drivers-313.18.ebuild >> =================================================================== >> RCS file: >> /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-313.18.ebuild,v >> retrieving revision 1.5 >> retrieving revision 1.6 >> diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6 >> --- nvidia-drivers-313.18.ebuild 2 Mar 2013 11:30:39 -0000 >> 1.5 >> +++ nvidia-drivers-313.18.ebuild 2 Mar 2013 16:02:57 -0000 >> 1.6 >> @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ >> # Copyright 1999-2013 Gentoo Foundation >> # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 >> -# $Header: >> /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-313.18.ebuild,v >> 1.5 2013/03/02 11:30:39 ssuominen Exp $ >> +# $Header: >> /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-313.18.ebuild,v >> 1.6 2013/03/02 16:02:57 cardoe Exp $ >> >> EAPI=5 >> >> @@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ >> epatch "${FILESDIR}"/nvidia-drivers-pax-usercopy.patch >> fi >> >> - epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-313.18-builddir-config.patch >> - epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-313.18-linux-3.{7,8}+.patch #447566 >> - >> # Allow user patches so they can support RC kernels and whatever >> else >> epatch_user >> } >> >> >> >> 1.427 x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/ChangeLog >> >> file : >> http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/ChangeLog?rev=1.427&view=markup >> plain: >> http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/ChangeLog?rev=1.427&content-type=text/plain >> diff : >> http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/ChangeLog?r1=1.426&r2=1.427 >> >> Index: ChangeLog >> =================================================================== >> RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/ChangeLog,v >> retrieving revision 1.426 >> retrieving revision 1.427 >> diff -u -r1.426 -r1.427 >> --- ChangeLog 2 Mar 2013 11:30:39 -0000 1.426 >> +++ ChangeLog 2 Mar 2013 16:02:57 -0000 1.427 >> @@ -1,6 +1,12 @@ >> # ChangeLog for x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers >> # Copyright 1999-2013 Gentoo Foundation; Distributed under the GPL v2 >> -# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/ChangeLog,v >> 1.426 2013/03/02 11:30:39 ssuominen Exp $ >> +# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/ChangeLog,v >> 1.427 2013/03/02 16:02:57 cardoe Exp $ >> + >> + 02 Mar 2013; Doug Goldstein <car...@gentoo.org> >> + -files/nvidia-drivers-313.18-builddir-config.patch, >> + -files/nvidia-drivers-313.18-linux-3.7+.patch, >> + -files/nvidia-drivers-313.18-linux-3.8+.patch, >> nvidia-drivers-313.18.ebuild: >> + Revert non-maintainer changes per bug #447566. >> >> 02 Mar 2013; Samuli Suominen <ssuomi...@gentoo.org> >> nvidia-drivers-313.18.ebuild, >> +files/nvidia-drivers-313.18-linux-3.8+.patch: > > > There was no reason for this commit and for reverting you have to justify > your commit in technical terms. > > I'll wait for your reply before restoring the patches in the ebuild.
There was a big ole' chat on #gentoo-dev regarding this. My understanding of the summary is that the nvidia-driver Gentoo team only supports kernels that nvidia themselves (upstream) support. The Kernels > 3.4 are not supported by upstream, so they are also not supported in Gentoo. I believe the ebuild contains instructions on using user_patches to get these patches. The nvidia maintainers in Gentoo do not want to be responsible for those patches though; this is why they are not included (and why your commit was reverted.) I do not find their stance wholly unreasonable. They offered to point users at an overlay, if someone was willing to maintain the patches there (in lieu of user_patches.) The end result is that if users apply the patches, they will get an unsupported setup. There is a fear as well, that the patches may damage cards (since the patches are not supported by the vendor.) -A > > - Samuli > >
