On 03/04/2013 14:54, Tanstaafl wrote: > Ok, I am prepping for the udev update this weekend, getting everything > updated that doesn't pull in the udev updates. > > First thing I did was to eliminate the module-init-tools<>kmod Blocker: > > emerge -C module-init-tools %% emerge kmod > > and noted the following warnings/errors: > > Checking for suitable kernel configuration options... > ERROR: setup > CONFIG_MODULES: is not set when it should be. > CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD: is not set when it should be. > > This is a server, and I do not WANT loadable modules enabled... > > So, how do I get rid of this warning/error? Or is this nothing to be > concerned about if I do not want/need loadable modules? > > Thanks >
The warning makes sense and is correct. kmod is a set of tools to manipulate kernel modules. It's pointless having it if the kernel does not use modules. Therefore, the error check exists. Furthermore, $ equery depends kmod * These packages depend on kmod: sys-fs/udev-200 (kmod ? >=sys-apps/kmod-12) virtual/modutils-0 (sys-apps/kmod[tools]) $ equery depends virtual/modutils * These packages depend on virtual/modutils: app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.10 (kernel_linux ?virtual/modutils) app-emulation/vmware-modules-271.2 (kernel_linux ? virtual/modutils) sys-apps/rescan-scsi-bus-1.56 (virtual/modutils) $ equery depends rescan-scsi-bus * These packages depend on rescan-scsi-bus: sys-apps/sg3_utils-1.35 (>=sys-apps/rescan-scsi-bus-1.24) $ equery depends sg3_utils * These packages depend on sg3_utils: media-libs/libgpod-0.8.2 (sys-apps/sg3_utils) sys-apps/rescan-scsi-bus-1.56 (>=sys-apps/sg3_utils-1.24) sys-fs/udisks-1.0.4-r5 (>=sys-apps/sg3_utils-1.27.20090411) It's hard to escape those hard masks. Do these steps: 1. File a bug, this behaviour is overly constrictive 2. Copy kmod to your local overlay and delete the kernel modules check 3. USE="-kmod" -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
