On 08/16/2010 10:17 AM, Mikkel wrote: > 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 > I should just keep quiet, but anyhow ... I just installed the latest evil Nvidia driver, which works great on my F11 box, and nothing is broken. I just did 'ls -ltr' in all the /usr directories, and I don't see anything "stomped" on except for some include files. All the files installed by the Nvidia installer (except the include files) have "nvidia" and/or a version number in their name. Nvidia replaces libGL (and friends), but the files are properly versioned, and the original files are still there. I really don't understand the "problem". Is it practical or philosophical? Regards, John -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
