Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread thelma
On 03/21/2017 10:49 PM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: > On 03/22/2017 12:48 AM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: >> >> Vixie cron (as well as cronie with USE=anacron) should run the job at >> the correct time. >> > > blarg, cronie with USE="-anacron", the anacron flag needs to be OFF. I have:

Re: [gentoo-user] [SOLVED] rsync: mkstemp failed: Permission denied (13)

2017-03-21 Thread Ian Bloss
You were rsyncing from root locally to user Thelma remotely thelma@10.10.0.2 ^^^ On Tue, Mar 21, 2017, 9:38 PM wrote: > On 03/21/2017 10:07 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > > I'm trying to rsync (as root) files and I'm gettng an error > > rsync: mkstemp failed:

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 03/22/2017 12:48 AM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: Vixie cron (as well as cronie with USE=anacron) should run the job at the correct time. blarg, cronie with USE="-anacron", the anacron flag needs to be OFF.

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 03/22/2017 12:42 AM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: You might be correct on my other system I have: sys-process/vixie-cron and the cron job is running at a wrong time as well. It just happen after recent upgrade. Vixie cron (as well as cronie with USE=anacron) should run the job at the

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread thelma
On 03/21/2017 10:00 PM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: > On 03/21/2017 11:48 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >>> >>> Which cron program are you using? For example, anacron and fcron will >>> attempt to run "missed" jobs. >> >> System time is correct. >> >> >> I'm running: sys-process/cronie

Re: [gentoo-user] [SOLVED] rsync: mkstemp failed: Permission denied (13)

2017-03-21 Thread thelma
On 03/21/2017 10:07 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > I'm trying to rsync (as root) files and I'm gettng an error > rsync: mkstemp failed: Permission denied (13) > > rsync -av computer.MYD thelma@10.10.0.2:/home/thelma/business/Monday/ > sending incremental file list > computer.MYD > rsync:

[gentoo-user] rsync: mkstemp failed: Permission denied (13)

2017-03-21 Thread thelma
I'm trying to rsync (as root) files and I'm gettng an error rsync: mkstemp failed: Permission denied (13) rsync -av computer.MYD thelma@10.10.0.2:/home/thelma/business/Monday/ sending incremental file list computer.MYD rsync: mkstemp "/home/thelma/business/Monday/.computer.MYD.sl2GiP" failed:

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 03/21/2017 11:48 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: Which cron program are you using? For example, anacron and fcron will attempt to run "missed" jobs. System time is correct. I'm running: sys-process/cronie sys-process/cronbase I'll try to switch to sys-process/vixie-cron Don't

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread thelma
On 03/21/2017 09:26 PM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: > On 03/21/2017 11:13 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >> >> https://crontab.guru/#5_18_3_*_1-5 >> >> “At 18:05 on day-of-month 3 and on every day-of-week from Monday through >> Friday.” >> >> So it shouldn't run today! >> > > Which cron program

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 03/21/2017 11:13 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: https://crontab.guru/#5_18_3_*_1-5 “At 18:05 on day-of-month 3 and on every day-of-week from Monday through Friday.” So it shouldn't run today! Which cron program are you using? For example, anacron and fcron will attempt to run

Re: [gentoo-user] Is "-flto" supported by Gentoo?

2017-03-21 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 03/21/2017 10:20 PM, P Levine wrote: Does Gentoo support the "-flto" flag and are "-flto" related bugreports valid? Sure. If the upstream package needs major changes, then the report probably won't go anywhere, but it's still nice to have a record of the problem. Maybe start a [TRACKER]

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread tuxic
On 03/21 09:13, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > > On 03/21/2017 06:53 PM, Jigme Datse Yli-RAsku wrote: > > If I remember, it runs on the 1st to 5th day of the week, and the third day > > of the month. But I'd have to look to be sure. > > > > On 2017-03-21 17:27, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread thelma
On 03/21/2017 06:53 PM, Jigme Datse Yli-RAsku wrote: > If I remember, it runs on the 1st to 5th day of the week, and the third day > of the month. But I'd have to look to be sure. > > On 2017-03-21 17:27, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >> I have a cron tab entry: >> 5 18 3 * 1-5 >> >> To my

[gentoo-user] Is "-flto" supported by Gentoo?

2017-03-21 Thread P Levine
A while back I decided to try my hand at including " -flto" in my C{XX}FLAGS and do `emerge -e @world`. Needless to say, by the end of it my "/etc/portage/package.env" was filled with a list of packages that had to disable the flag either because it failed to build or broke other builds. I never

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread Jigme Datse Yli-RAsku
If I remember, it runs on the 1st to 5th day of the week, and the third day of the month. But I'd have to look to be sure. On 2017-03-21 17:27, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > I have a cron tab entry: > 5 18 3 * 1-5 > > To my understanding it will run 18:05 on the 3rd day of the month, from >

[gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread thelma
I have a cron tab entry: 5 18 3 * 1-5 To my understanding it will run 18:05 on the 3rd day of the month, from Mon-Fri. So why did this cron entry run today? -- Thelma

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Firefox occasionally stalls

2017-03-21 Thread Mick
On Tuesday 21 Mar 2017 22:50:04 Kai Krakow wrote: > Am Tue, 21 Mar 2017 23:22:48 +0200 > > schrieb Alan McKinnon : > > On 21/03/2017 22:16, Kai Krakow wrote: > > > Test one by one... Either disable all, then enable one by one, or > > > vice-versa. > > > > > > Chances are

[gentoo-user] Re: [SOLVED] hylafaxplus-5.5.5 not working

2017-03-21 Thread Kai Krakow
Am Sat, 11 Mar 2017 11:23:01 -0700 schrieb the...@sys-concept.com: > >> SOLVED! > >> media-libs/tiff-4.0.7 is not compatible with hylafaxplus-5.5.5 > >> Downgrading to tiff-4.0.6 solved the problem > > > > File a bug! > > > > Stroller. > > I did. I wish they tested more thoroughly all

[gentoo-user] Re: Sizing up power supplies [was: switching adapter - power supply]

2017-03-21 Thread Kai Krakow
Am Mon, 20 Mar 2017 18:16:55 + schrieb Alan Mackenzie : > Hello, Dale. > > Apologies to Thelma for hi-jacking the thread so early, but this point > is too interesting just to pass over: > > On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:57:00 -0500, Dale wrote: > > [ ] > > > I might add,

[gentoo-user] Re: Firefox occasionally stalls

2017-03-21 Thread Kai Krakow
Am Tue, 21 Mar 2017 23:22:48 +0200 schrieb Alan McKinnon : > On 21/03/2017 22:16, Kai Krakow wrote: > > Test one by one... Either disable all, then enable one by one, or > > vice-versa. > > > > Chances are that your FS may be blocking on sync. Do you maybe have > > a very

[gentoo-user] Re: Firefox occasionally stalls

2017-03-21 Thread Kai Krakow
Am Tue, 21 Mar 2017 23:14:16 +0200 schrieb Alan McKinnon : > On 21/03/2017 22:25, Kai Krakow wrote: > [...] > >> Good idea. For posterity so's I don;t forget: > >> > >> - gentoo home page > >> - one or more readthedocs sites (especially docs.ansible.com) > >> - 1 or

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Firefox occasionally stalls

2017-03-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 21/03/2017 22:16, Kai Krakow wrote: Test one by one... Either disable all, then enable one by one, or vice-versa. Chances are that your FS may be blocking on sync. Do you maybe have a very high value in /proc/sys/vm/dirty_background_{ratio,bytes}? If ratio is 0, then bytes is used. Ratio is

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Firefox occasionally stalls

2017-03-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 21/03/2017 22:25, Kai Krakow wrote: I see this with some websites that do some weird stuff. CPU for at least one core then also goes to 100÷. Make a list of websites open in tabs when it happens to see if there are common ones that are always there when you have the issue. Good idea. For

[gentoo-user] Re: disaster recovery - planning

2017-03-21 Thread Kai Krakow
Am Tue, 21 Mar 2017 01:34:04 +0100 schrieb Heiko Baums : > Am 21.03.2017 um 00:15 schrieb the...@sys-concept.com: > > Besides standard "data" backup, if I was to plan for a disaster > > recovery; what to include in a backup system if I was to rebuild a > > new box? > > > >

[gentoo-user] Re: disaster recovery - planning

2017-03-21 Thread Kai Krakow
Am Mon, 20 Mar 2017 17:15:04 -0600 schrieb the...@sys-concept.com: > Besides standard "data" backup, if I was to plan for a disaster > recovery; what to include in a backup system if I was to rebuild a > new box? > > - /etc > - /var/lib/portage/world > - /usr/src/linux/.config > -

[gentoo-user] Re: Firefox occasionally stalls

2017-03-21 Thread Kai Krakow
Am Tue, 21 Mar 2017 22:11:58 +0200 schrieb Alan McKinnon : > On 21/03/2017 22:04, J. Roeleveld wrote: > > On March 21, 2017 8:35:36 PM GMT+01:00, Alan McKinnon > > wrote: > >> This post is rather vague, sorry about that in advance. > >> > >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox occasionally stalls

2017-03-21 Thread Dale
Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 21/03/2017 21:57, Dale wrote: >> Alan McKinnon wrote: >>> This post is rather vague, sorry about that in advance. >>> >>> I've spent much time on this and gotten absolutely nowhere. So I >>> conclude all my thoughts and assumptions are wrong and not worth even >>> sharing

[gentoo-user] Re: Firefox occasionally stalls

2017-03-21 Thread Kai Krakow
Am Tue, 21 Mar 2017 21:51:05 +0200 schrieb Alan McKinnon : > On 21/03/2017 21:50, Kai Krakow wrote: > > Am Tue, 21 Mar 2017 21:35:36 +0200 > > schrieb Alan McKinnon : > > > >> This post is rather vague, sorry about that in advance. > >> > >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox occasionally stalls

2017-03-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 21/03/2017 22:04, J. Roeleveld wrote: On March 21, 2017 8:35:36 PM GMT+01:00, Alan McKinnon wrote: This post is rather vague, sorry about that in advance. I've spent much time on this and gotten absolutely nowhere. So I conclude all my thoughts and assumptions are

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox occasionally stalls

2017-03-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 21/03/2017 21:57, Dale wrote: Alan McKinnon wrote: This post is rather vague, sorry about that in advance. I've spent much time on this and gotten absolutely nowhere. So I conclude all my thoughts and assumptions are wrong and not worth even sharing (on account of them being so wrong). I

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox occasionally stalls

2017-03-21 Thread J. Roeleveld
On March 21, 2017 8:35:36 PM GMT+01:00, Alan McKinnon wrote: >This post is rather vague, sorry about that in advance. > >I've spent much time on this and gotten absolutely nowhere. So I >conclude all my thoughts and assumptions are wrong and not worth even >sharing (on

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Firefox occasionally stalls

2017-03-21 Thread Dale
Kai Krakow wrote: > Am Tue, 21 Mar 2017 21:35:36 +0200 > schrieb Alan McKinnon : > >> This post is rather vague, sorry about that in advance. >> >> I've spent much time on this and gotten absolutely nowhere. So I >> conclude all my thoughts and assumptions are wrong and

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox occasionally stalls

2017-03-21 Thread Dale
Alan McKinnon wrote: > This post is rather vague, sorry about that in advance. > > I've spent much time on this and gotten absolutely nowhere. So I > conclude all my thoughts and assumptions are wrong and not worth even > sharing (on account of them being so wrong). > > I have firefox like this: >

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Firefox occasionally stalls

2017-03-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 21/03/2017 21:50, Kai Krakow wrote: Am Tue, 21 Mar 2017 21:35:36 +0200 schrieb Alan McKinnon : This post is rather vague, sorry about that in advance. I've spent much time on this and gotten absolutely nowhere. So I conclude all my thoughts and assumptions are

[gentoo-user] Re: Firefox occasionally stalls

2017-03-21 Thread Kai Krakow
Am Tue, 21 Mar 2017 21:35:36 +0200 schrieb Alan McKinnon : > This post is rather vague, sorry about that in advance. > > I've spent much time on this and gotten absolutely nowhere. So I > conclude all my thoughts and assumptions are wrong and not worth even > sharing

[gentoo-user] Firefox occasionally stalls

2017-03-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
This post is rather vague, sorry about that in advance. I've spent much time on this and gotten absolutely nowhere. So I conclude all my thoughts and assumptions are wrong and not worth even sharing (on account of them being so wrong). I have firefox like this: [I] www-client/firefox

Re: [gentoo-user] Diskless nodes

2017-03-21 Thread R0b0t1
On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 1:06 AM, wrote: > The rdp might work. It would be best if I could by-pass the switch, > since both VM's are running on the same Linux server. > > -- > Thelma > If you are using Windows I would strongly recommend using RDP. It is integrated with

Re: [gentoo-user] cmake - howto

2017-03-21 Thread J. Roeleveld
On Tuesday, March 21, 2017 5:30:28 PM CET Helmut Jarausch wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to generate an ebuild (for sci-libs/opencascade-7.1.0) which > uses cmake as build system. > I have copied the ebuild for opencascade-7.0 from the 'xmw' overlay. > > The ebuild nearly works. But during

[gentoo-user] cmake - howto

2017-03-21 Thread Helmut Jarausch
Hi, I'm trying to generate an ebuild (for sci-libs/opencascade-7.1.0) which uses cmake as build system. I have copied the ebuild for opencascade-7.0 from the 'xmw' overlay. The ebuild nearly works. But during installation I get the following error message: CMake Error: File

Re: [gentoo-user] losing network IP address

2017-03-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 21/03/2017 14:59, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: One of my boxes (one with two network ports) is losing network IP address. The /etc/conf.d/net is empty and the system should obtain static IP via dhcp 10.10.0.7 Sometimes it does, the IP stays for a several days but sometimes it boots with

[gentoo-user] losing network IP address

2017-03-21 Thread thelma
One of my boxes (one with two network ports) is losing network IP address. The /etc/conf.d/net is empty and the system should obtain static IP via dhcp 10.10.0.7 Sometimes it does, the IP stays for a several days but sometimes it boots with correct IP and the IP changes after few hours to

Re: [gentoo-user] LXDE startup error

2017-03-21 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Monday 20 Mar 2017 07:18:17 Raffaele Belardi wrote: > Peter Humphrey wrote: > > On Friday 17 Mar 2017 09:49:14 Mick wrote: > >> I don't have a fix for you, but from the errors it seems pam is not > >> happy. Display Managers and various services install pam modules in > >> /etc/pam.d/ to manage

[gentoo-user] Re: eix db no longer updates

2017-03-21 Thread Martin Vaeth
Dan Douglas wrote: > > However most of these are only metadata/md5-cache files By default, eix reads its information for the main portage tree from this directory. Check whether e.g. the portage versions displayed by eix match which the versions in that directory. If this is

[gentoo-user] eix db no longer updates

2017-03-21 Thread Dan Douglas
I notice that my eix DBs have been gradually becoming out-of-sync with my ebuild repos. eix-update shows no errors but always says there are the same number of packages. Strace shows about 10k open errors: ~ # strace -fcw eix-update >/dev/null % time seconds usecs/call callserrors