On Nov 20, 2011 10:56 AM, "Dale" <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Pandu Poluan wrote: >> >> So, any progress/updates on the attempt to replace udev with busybox's mdev? >> >> As for my case, it's working well on XenServer and VMware ESX / >> vSphere (haven't found the time to test a VirtualBox installation >> yet). >> >> Except for one annoyance: >> >> Now, I've done the steps put forth by waltdnes here: >> >> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/gentoo/user/242563 >> >> ... but every "eix-sync&& emerge -avuD @world" finds me having to >> >> re-edit /usr/portage/virtual/dev-manager/dev-manager-0.ebuild, or else >> portage wants to emerge sys-apps/makedev and sys-fs/static-dev >> >> Is there a way to 'force' portage to use the edited >> dev-manager-0.ebuild and not the original version pulled in by >> eix-sync? >> >> Rgds, > > > > Question: Is this going to be added to the shiney new Gentoo wiki at some point? The wiki needs some more content for sure. ;-) > > I didn't know if ya'll had thought of this before or not. >
Well, although I can't read @waltdnes' mind, I'm sure he has that in mind. We're still ironing out the showstoppers. As soon as the generic glitches/annoyances (e.g., my 'fight' against portage reverting the .ebuild edits) are handled, I'm sure a w.g.o article will automagically appears ;-) Rgds,
