[NTLUG:Discuss] .udevdb or .udev presence implies active udev. Aborting MAKEDEV invocation.

[Stephen Davidson]

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Chris Cox wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-10-14 at 19:31 -0500, Stephen Davidson wrote:
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>> Greetings.
>>
>> A friend of mine is trying to install several packages (including
>> ia32-lib), which are all failing with the given error.  I have found
>> several bugs referring to this, but no fixes or suggestions.  Any
>> suggestions?
> 
> No suggestiong per se....
> 
> Devices are really meant to be created dynamically now.
> You CAN feed static devices to the dynamic creator of
> devices though /lib/udev/devices
> 
> MAKEDEV should NOT be used anymore.  I'd love to know what
> "packages" are trying to call MAKEDEV (directly or indirectly).
> 
> 
Hi Chris.

I don't remember all he was trying to install offhand (I've slept since
then ;) ), but two that I do recall (and a third I saw when looking up
the first two)
- - ia32-lib: to provide 32-bit api's for some older software on a 64bit
system
- - ekiga (VOIP)
- - irda (saw many discussions on this when online)

Regards,
Steve
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