On 08/16/2010 07:38 AM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > On Monday, August 16, 2010 05:03:54 Tim wrote: >> On Sun, 2010-08-15 at 17:12 -0700, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote: >>> I fear that there are technical reasons why Nvidia is releasing files >>> with conflicting names. >> >> Considering that others have repackaged the same drivers, so they >> install without stuffing up the original system files, the answer would >> probably be that there is no good reason, just laziness on their behalf. >> >> If they're making the drivers, they can make it ask for files with >> different file paths, or file names, and leave the original ones alone. > > The nVidia folks do not package the drivers just for Fedora, but are instead > trying to cover all Linux flavors with one single automated .bin install > script. My guess is that conflicting file names exist across various distros, > and that it is impossible to package the blob installation for all of them > simultaneously, without overwriting some system files (on some distros at > least). > > Rpmfusion folks take the whole thing apart and customize it for Fedora > specifically. My guess is that, say, akmod from rpmfusion would break horribly > if one tries to install it to OpenSuSE or some other rpm-based Linux flavor. > > It is already fortunate that nVidia folks are providing the .bin that can > actually be repackaged by third parties to fit a particular distro. Asking for > more might be too much, IMHO. > > Best, :-) > Marko > Considering the the location of the Xorg files is fairly standard across distributions, and just about every one uses Xorg to provide X, that argument doesn't hold water. There is even a standard plact to put their files where they will not stomp on Xorg, no matter where it is located. That is what the /opt directory tree is fore. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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