[gentoo-user] Re: elog default lifespan

Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> writes: > On Saturday 19 Nov 2016 08:54:53 Harry Putnam wrote: >> After looking thru the portage man pages, the make.conf.example in >> /usr/share/portage/config, and the `Portage log wiki' it still is not >> clear to me how lon

[gentoo-user] `sets' & sets.conf

Can anyone post, in laymans, terms how to use sets.conf. Or thru FEATURES if thats how its done, I've read the posrtage manpage that covers it and this URL: https://dev.gentoo.org/~zmedico/portage/doc/ch02s02.html#config-set-syntax-single Finally reinstalled portage with USE="doc" to get the

[gentoo-user] elog default lifespan

After looking thru the portage man pages, the make.conf.example in /usr/share/portage/config, and the `Portage log wiki' it still is not clear to me how long elogs are kept if you use the `save' flag in make.conf or not. I did see something about '7 days' but it was not clear if that is the

[gentoo-user] split-elog setting

On gentoo `Portage log wiki' pages one is told: "In order to create per-category elog files, enable the split-elog Portage feature." (If you want to create `category-based' subdir.) It never gets around to explaining how split-elog is enabled. There is no example in

[gentoo-user] Re: '/' mounted write protected on first boot of vbox gentoo as guest

Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> writes: > I installed gentoo in a vbox vm as guest. > > It boots successfully but is mounted write protected. > > I didn't see anything in dmesg that I recognized as pointing to the > problem. > > Thought it might be a timing issu

[gentoo-user] '/' mounted write protected on first boot of vbox gentoo as guest

I installed gentoo in a vbox vm as guest. It boots successfully but is mounted write protected. I didn't see anything in dmesg that I recognized as pointing to the problem. Thought it might be a timing issue during boot processes and so tried to remount rw with `mount -o remount,rw /dev/sda3 /'

[gentoo-user] Re: About "make install all" when kernel building

Alan McKinnon writes: > That config looks fine. However, you only have one kernel stanza. To be > really safe, copy the old one to a second entry and clearly label it as > the old one. Then you can select it if the new one does fail to boot. > > It's easier that way than

[gentoo-user] Re: emerge of `screen' possible perl mismatch

James <wirel...@tampabay.rr.com> writes: > Harry Putnam newsguy.com> writes: > > >> Running gentoo thru vbox as guest on a Solaris host (openindiana) > >> >> XSParagraph.c: loadable library and perl binaries are mismatched &g

[gentoo-user] Re: Not able to install ksh93

David W Noon writes: >> Mike Gilbert writes: > [snip] >>> Please attach full build logs of current version. Linking to remote >>> sites means several of us won't even bother to look. >>> >> >> Ok, mistakenly thought I was doing the right thing by NOT

[gentoo-user] About "make install all" when kernel building

I have a newish install I've been running for a while. Today I added a setting to the kernel and rebuilt. The final move I made on the kernel move was "make install all" No looking at the /boot/grub/grub.conf all I find is the example file that comes with install. If there was old version

[gentoo-user] Re: Not able to install ksh93

Mike Gilbert <flop...@gentoo.org> writes: > On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 4:07 PM, Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> wrote: >> Hopefully someone here will recognize what is happening and some idea >> what I should do about it. > > Sorry, but I'm not going to troubles

[gentoo-user] Not able to install ksh93

I've been running ksh93 on this newish install of gentoo for a couple of months and have done several full emerge -vuD world successfully. But 2 days ago, attempting a full update (emerge -vuD world) I find ksh93 package fails... My unsophisticated look at the output which is posted in full here

[gentoo-user] emerge of `screen' possible perl mismatch

Setup: Running gentoo thru vbox as guest on a Solaris host (openindiana) While executing `emerge -vuD world', when the `screen' package rolled around I get this `tail' of the compile process: CPP="i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -E -DMAXWIN=100 -DNONETHACK -DETCSCREENRC='"/etc/screenrc"'

[gentoo-user] Re: using package.provided

Nikos Chantziaras <rea...@gmail.com> writes: > On 26/02/16 18:47, Harry Putnam wrote: >> First off, thanks to all posters for the excellent input >> >>> Nikos Chantziaras <rea...@gmail.com> writes: >> >>> On 25/02/16 05:55, Harry Putnam wrote:

[gentoo-user] Re: using package.provided

First off, thanks to all posters for the excellent input > Nikos Chantziaras <rea...@gmail.com> writes: > On 25/02/16 05:55, Harry Putnam wrote: >> I'd like to stay on kernel-4.1.6, rather than keep installing the >> newest version at each upgrade. > > I'd instead

[gentoo-user] using package.provided

I'd like to stay on kernel-4.1.6, rather than keep installing the newest version at each upgrade. As I recall, and a quick look at `man portage', a file named `package.provided' is meant for such things. The syntax is not described in detail... I tried these: /etc/portage/package.provided

[gentoo-user] firefox cpu usage

Running Gentoo (32 bit) as guest on a solaris machine. My install initially had `aurora' as browser. I removed it and installed firefox.bin, thinking the cpu usage would drop. It has dropped but only minimally. The host machine (Openindian) has 32 GB RAM. My vbox setup allows 3016 MB for

[gentoo-user] emerge: The following pkgs are causing rebuilds

emerge output: The following pkgs are causing rebuilds: [list of pkgs] I suspect this ground has been covered in depth but finding a good discussion of what it means is a different story. So, is this bad news? Or something that needs my attention...? Maybe someone can point me at some

[gentoo-user] Re: dec-terminal fonts

"Walter Dnes" <waltd...@waltdnes.org> writes: > On Wed, Sep 09, 2015 at 05:04:30PM -0400, Harry Putnam wrote >> I've got to liking this font: >> -dec-terminal-medium-r-normal--14-140-75-75-c-80-iso8859-1 >> >> But, after checking with xlsfonts... I do

[gentoo-user] Re: dec-terminal fonts

the...@sys-concept.com writes: > On 09/09/2015 03:04 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: >> I've got to liking this font: >> -dec-terminal-medium-r-normal--14-140-75-75-c-80-iso8859-1 >> >> But, after checking with xlsfonts... I don't see it available >> >> Can

[gentoo-user] dec-terminal fonts

I've got to liking this font: -dec-terminal-medium-r-normal--14-140-75-75-c-80-iso8859-1 But, after checking with xlsfonts... I don't see it available Can anyone tell me which font package would have -dec-termainal [...] fonts?

[gentoo-user] emerge fails with `Suspicious PERL5LIB setting's

Setup: running gentoo inside vbox on Solaris (x86) Very new install Running `emerge -v dev-vcs/git' when it comes to installing several dev-perl pkgs begining with dev-perl/Digest-HMAC-1.30.0-r1::gentooi, it fails with a brief explanation: Configuring source in

[gentoo-user] Re: emerge fails with `Suspicious PERL5LIB setting's

Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk writes: On Sun, 30 August 2015, at 7:37 am, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: ... I've been building cpan packages and have them installed at the locations mentioned above. Then, to get perl to include them in `@INC', I've utilized the PERL5LIB

[gentoo-user] Re: Advantages or disadvantages of use package.use as directory

Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com writes: [...] I tried the later like so: /etc/portage/package.use/app-editors/emacs-vcs where emacs-vcs contains: emacs-vcs Xaw3d athena gnutls imagemagick toolkit-scroll-bars and this way: =app-editors/emacs-vcs-25.0.50_pre20150731

[gentoo-user] Advantages or disadvantages of use package.use as directory

I see there have been a change in how we list our specific use flags. I'm seeing /etc/portage/package.use/ pkg1 pkg2 ... etc rather than package.use as a file that contains the specific pkgs and use flags. I wonder if there is some advantage to leaving things as my installation has created them

[gentoo-user] Re: about updating gcc wiki pages

wraeth wra...@wraeth.id.au writes: On 27/08/15 17:53, Harry Putnam wrote: Can anyone offer an informed opinion as to whether the wiki pages at: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Upgrading_GCC Are current and apply as well to the newest gcc versions? You may not have noticed but at the bottom

[gentoo-user] Re: emerge world looking grim

Jeremi Piotrowski jeremi.piotrow...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 12:10 AM, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: The only thing I can say on my own behalf is that there was once a time when it wasn't so far fetched to start emerge -vC 'ing stuff. Many thing's can be removed

[gentoo-user] about updating gcc wiki pages

Can anyone offer an informed opinion as to whether the wiki pages at: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Upgrading_GCC Are current and apply as well to the newest gcc versions? I am not having any problem so far (only just compiling as I wrrite) but I have a hunch those pages may be getting a bit

[gentoo-user] Re: emerge world looking grim

Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com writes: Either way, you should be back up and running come Thursday latest :-) Hey, this is Gentoo, here we like watching gcc outpt scroll by for hours/days at a time. Hehe ... It did take a while but partly because of some trouble vbox itself... but

[gentoo-user] Re: emerge world looking grim

Rich Freeman ri...@gentoo.org writes: I'd suggest not doing stuff like this in the future. I got a bigger laugh out of this than anything I've seen for a while. Such a mild statement... covering seriously demented mistakes.

[gentoo-user] Re: emerge world looking grim

Rich Freeman ri...@gentoo.org writes: Uh, not to drag you through the mud, but what gave you the idea to try that? I'm mainly interested so that we can go fix it if there is some document that is leading people astray. I seriously doubt there is any such document ... My troubles stemmed from

[gentoo-user] about online database of files per pkg

Not doing too well with google on this... Can anyong direct me to a database for gentoo where one can find out which tools/files go with which pkg.

[gentoo-user] Re: emerge world looking grim

Alan Mackenzie a...@muc.de writes: I'd recommend you then just to reinstall. Remembering my fights with stupid error messages from emerge, and so on, I wish I'd just reinstalled months earlier than I did. Thanks for the frank suggestions and noted lack unix hero talk... hehe.

[gentoo-user] Re: emerge world looking grim

Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com writes: Working thru all the guff with all you posters patient help would probably have been the best but between posting and seeing answers (suring the morning in the wee hours). I jumped stupid and starting uninstalling some of the blockers. So, I've made

[gentoo-user] emerge world looking grim

My gentoo OS is running on Openindiana (solaris) inside oracle's vbox. It's been left setting for at least 4-5 months maybe a couple more. After eix-sync, attempting an `emerge vuND world' comes up with so many blocks, use flag changes and a variety of other bad news in such proliferation... I'm

[gentoo-user] rebuilds during emerge

Is there something I need to do when I see emerge -vUNDp @world like this? emerge -vuNDp @world (wrapped for mail) [snipped some 43 other pkgs] [The following line beginning with `[ebuild ...' (wrapped) is just to allow any reader to understand they are at the end of pkgs ouput] , |

[gentoo-user] How to automate an sshfs (fusermount) mounted share

I'm sshfs mounting an solaris zfs file system in the interactive fashion. sshfs $USR@HOST:/file/system MOUNTPOINT passwd? enter passwd RETURN Once mounted I run an rsnapshot backup onto the mounted FS. Any ideas on how to go about doing this mount automatically (scripted) will be greatly

[gentoo-user] Re: ssh -X problem [no help sofar on ssh group]

Rich Freeman ri...@gentoo.org writes: On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 2:05 PM, J. Roeleveld jo...@antarean.org wrote: Try ssh -Y . It's what I have been using for a long time now. Correct - ssh -X hasn't worked on Gentoo for ages. It has been a while since I looked up the details but I seem to

[gentoo-user] xfce4 keyboard shortcuts not working

setup: xfce with these pkgs installed: Tue Dec 16 19:29:00 2014 dev-util/xfce4-dev-tools-4.11.0 Tue Dec 16 19:32:47 2014 xfce-base/libxfce4util-4.11.0 Tue Dec 16 19:35:38 2014 xfce-base/libxfce4ui-4.11.1 Tue Dec 16 19:39:51 2014 xfce-base/xfce4-panel-4.11.1 Tue Dec 16 19:40:16 2014

[gentoo-user] Re: ssh -X problem [no help sofar on ssh group]

Mark David Dumlao madum...@gmail.com writes: [...] I believe you're looking for the xhost command and its archaic permissions setup settings. The idea is that the machine hosting the X server has an additional permissions setting that controls which hosts are allowed to use the X displays.

[gentoo-user] ssh -X problem [no help sofar on ssh group]

This properly belongs on the ssh group, but posting there has not gotten any responses... and the list is quite slow to boot. I like using ssh -X to other lan remotes but with new versions of openssh or perhaps the configs, it only works 1 way. I can `ssh -X' to the gentoo host from a debian

[gentoo-user] [OT emacs-vcs/gnus] movemail failure (on permissions)

Hopefully some emacs/gnus adept will have some idea what's going here. I've hit a snag after deciding to use the gentoo approach to acquiring and tracking a fast moving emacs from bzr sources. I've emerged emacs-vcs and a few required pkgs. After adjusting my emacs init files to suit the new

[gentoo-user] How to install a pkg without all dependencies?

Setup: very new install of gentoo I want to install emacs-w3m without most of the dependencies: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N ] app-admin/eselect-emacs-1.17 0 KiB [ebuild N ] virtual/w3m-0 0 KiB [ebuild N ] app-emacs/emacs-common-gentoo-1.4-r1 USE=X -games 40 KiB

[gentoo-user] Re: How to install a pkg without all dependencies?

Poison BL. poiso...@gmail.com writes: With the understanding that changes between the version it's asking for and what you've built on your end (which probably should be done with a custom ebuild when it impacts as many things as emacs tends to) might well break whatever's trying to use it,

[gentoo-user] Re: How to install a pkg without all dependencies?

Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com writes: --nodeps Nope, even that doesn't work... it fails at some point with things like: * ERROR: app-emacs/emacs-w3m-1.4.528_pre20140213::gentoo failed (configure phase): * econf failed * * Call stack: *ebuild.sh, line 93: Called

[gentoo-user] virtual/emacs-24

After reading a few google hits of gentoo documetation about virtual pkgs. I still didn't get it. In my case I'm trying to avoid problems with a self built emacs (25) not done thru portage. I'm not looking to discuss the pros and cons of doing in this thead, but want to understand how it will

[gentoo-user] Re: virtual/emacs-24

Matti Nykyri matti.nyk...@iki.fi writes: On Dec 19, 2014, at 2:06, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: Can anyone say what that package actually does? virtual/emacs-24 installs a directory emacs-24 under /var/db/virtual/ and it takes around 10sec. This dir is only used by portage

[gentoo-user] Re: virtual/emacs-24

Michael Orlitzky m...@gentoo.org writes: On 12/18/2014 07:06 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: After reading a few google hits of gentoo documetation about virtual pkgs. I still didn't get it. In my case I'm trying to avoid problems with a self built emacs (25) not done thru portage. What

[gentoo-user] Re: new install using lxdeL no `run' cmd

James wirel...@tampabay.rr.com writes: Harry Putnam reader at newsguy.com writes: James wireless at tampabay.rr.com writes: lxde is deprecated, imho. [1] lxqt is the future of that lineage [2] Sounds like propaganda rather rather than any sort of answer to the question. OK

[gentoo-user] Re: new install using lxdeL no `run' cmd

Raffaele BELARDI raffaele.bela...@st.com writes: Harry Putnam wrote: Its only on gentoo that I ran into this problem with the `run' menu item, so I know for certain it is not a general breakage as you seem to imply. You mentioned that you are using lxde... I'm assuming, on gentoo. So do

[gentoo-user] Re: new install using lxdeL no `run' cmd

Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com writes: For your information: Attached is message from the lxde devel gmane group from Jonathan Thibault jonat...@navigue.com. Whoops forgot to attach Jonathan's message: From nobody Wed Dec 17 12:33:39 2014 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jonathan

[gentoo-user] Re: new install using lxdeL no `run' cmd

Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com writes: What was supposed to be attached again? ;-) Dale hehe... after noticing my `senior moment, I did repost to include the attachement ... I don't see it on the group, perhaps no attachments are allowed... Here is it is inline: --- ---

[gentoo-user] firefox.bin vs firefox

Is there any advantage one way or the other emerging firefox.bin vs firefox?

[gentoo-user] Re: firefox.bin vs firefox

Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com writes: On 18/12/2014 04:45, Harry Putnam wrote: Is there any advantage one way or the other emerging firefox.bin vs firefox? Depends on your needs: firefox: - pro: you get all the USE flags - pro: you don't get bundled libs from Mozilla, the ebuild

[gentoo-user] new install using lxdeL no `run' cmd

After installing piles of X related pkgs including all the lxde pkgs: [I] lxde-base/lxde-common [I] lxde-base/lxde-icon-theme [I] lxde-base/lxde-meta When pressing the all important `run' item in the lxde main menu (at left of bottom panel), it does nothing more than flash the bottom panel.

[gentoo-user] Re: new install using lxdeL no `run' cmd

James wirel...@tampabay.rr.com writes: lxde is deprecated, imho. [1] lxqt is the future of that lineage [2] Sounds like propaganda rather rather than any sort of answer to the question.

[gentoo-user] Re: new install using lxdeL no `run' cmd

James wirel...@tampabay.rr.com writes: Harry Putnam reader at newsguy.com writes: James wireless at tampabay.rr.com writes: lxde is deprecated, imho. [1] lxqt is the future of that lineage [2] Sounds like propaganda rather rather than any sort of answer to the question. OK

[gentoo-user] Re: Working thru fresh install Gentoo as vbox guest

Jonathan Callen jcal...@gentoo.org writes: In case any one knows the likely problem and where to look in config, I have posted the .config file at the URL below: (Installed kernel is 3.18) zeus.jtan.com/~reader/vu1/disp.cgi The most likely culprit that I can see is: #

[gentoo-user] can emerging git really require 121 pkgs?

Even on a fairly bare new install slowly being brough up to desired setup it seems like reqiring 116 new pkgs to install dev-vcs/git is bit much. But: Total: 121 packages (3 upgrades, 116 new, 2 in new slots), Size of downloads: 20,759 kB Even with USE=-X its still 104 Whereas bzr and

[gentoo-user] Re: can emerging git really require 121 pkgs?

Michael Orlitzky m...@gentoo.org writes: On 12/14/2014 04:54 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: Even on a fairly bare new install slowly being brough up to desired setup it seems like reqiring 116 new pkgs to install dev-vcs/git is bit much. USE=perl is responsible for some of them, but you also want

[gentoo-user] Re: perl blockers

Andreas K. Huettel dilfri...@gentoo.org writes: Am Sonntag, 14. Dezember 2014, 22:54:12 schrieb Harry Putnam: --- --- ---=--- --- --- emerge -vp dev-vcs/git (To avoid clogging the group with all that text... its posted here: zeus.jtan.com/~reader

[gentoo-user] Re: perl blockers

Philip Webb purs...@ca.inter.net writes: 141214 Harry Putnam ran 'emerge -vuDNp @world' : ... the following packages are causing rebuilds: (dev-lang/perl-5.20.1-r3:0/5.20::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) causes rebuilds for: (dev-perl/Text-WrapI18N-0.60.0-r1:0/0::gentoo, ebuild

[gentoo-user] Re: which profile for lxde

cov...@ccs.covici.com writes: I would not use that profile -- its gentoo development they are talking about if memory serves, so I would pick 13.0/default/linux/desktop (3). Thanks for the pointer... changed now.

[gentoo-user] What is the smart move on boot-loader

Once a long time gentoo user returning after about 2 yrs and have forgotten nearly everything I ever new about gentoo. Currently, what is the wise move on a fresh install (gentoo as vbox guest on a solaris host (Openindiana 151_a9)), as concerns installing a boot-loader?

[gentoo-user] Re: What is the smart move on boot-loader

Neil Bothwick n...@digimed.co.uk writes: On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:34:34 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: Currently, what is the wise move on a fresh install (gentoo as vbox guest on a solaris host (Openindiana 151_a9)), as concerns installing a boot-loader? GRUB2 for a BIOS based system

[gentoo-user] Re: What is the smart move on boot-loader

Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com writes: I'm trying the next lower version... that is still a beta version as I write.. Maybe better end result... will post grub-(~)2.02_beta2-r6... ended in failure as posted. grub-2.02_beta2-r ended in the same errors and failure Now trying grub-2.00_p5107

[gentoo-user] Re: What is the smart move on boot-loader

Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk writes: On Sat, 13 December 2014, at 9:58 pm, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: can't open file ./unifont.pcf, index 0: error 2: unknown file format Top hit when googling this message is the GRUB bugs database, which links to b.g.o. • http

[gentoo-user] Re: What is the smart move on boot-loader

Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com writes: Now we'll see how it goes. ... more later... Installing unifont was no help at all: emerge -v grub: [...] perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale (C). i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -o build-grub-mkfont -I/var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-2.02_beta2-r6

[gentoo-user] Re: What is the smart move on boot-loader

Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com writes: Installing unifont was no help at all: I am able to install the older grub grub-0.97-r14 installed without issue.

[gentoo-user] Working thru fresh install Gentoo as vbox guest

I've gotten thru most of the install. Creating a gentoo guest in vbox on solaris HOST. Got what seems a working kernel config and am able to start the new os from vbox. However, I have no access from keyboard I went back and looked thru the likely kernel suspects with `make menuconfig' but saw

[gentoo-user] which profile for lxde

During a fresh install when on selects their profile the choices are: (Taken from quickinstall pages: www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall.xml) Available profile symlink targets: [1]default/linux/x86/13.0 * [2]default/linux/x86/13.0/desktop [3]

[gentoo-user] Re: which profile for lxde

Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com writes: [...] If this is to be a `personal use' HOST and I eventually want an LXDE desktop, , which is the smart profile to chose? 2? Thanks for the input posters. NOTE: I am installing from SystemRescueCD-5-BETA Following along with the `quick install

[gentoo-user] About vbox vm kernel config

I want to install gentoo as guest with VirtualBox. Host is windows 7. In the past I've lost lots of time doing this: Getting the right drivers into the kernel build. My equipment is nothing weird... a Sager NP8760 Laptop with an older i7 and 8GB ram. I wondered if anyone can offer a `.config'

[gentoo-user] Is there a known source of recent gentoo vm appliances?

Can anyone post a known source of recent gentoo based vm appliances? One that will work with VirtualBox would be especially handy.

[gentoo-user] Re: Is there a known source of recent gentoo vm appliances?

thegeezer thegee...@thegeezer.net writes: On 03/22/2014 09:44 PM, thegeezer wrote: On 03/22/2014 08:58 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: Can anyone post a known source of recent gentoo based vm appliances? One that will work with VirtualBox would be especially handy. was curious though - a quick

[gentoo-user] Any source for recent gentoo vm appliance

Anyone know if there is source for recent gentoo based vm appliances? A url or keywords for google would be well appreciated.

[gentoo-user] Re: Complete list of USE flags?

Pandu Poluan pa...@poluan.info writes: [...] Anyone knows an exhaustive list of USE flags? Something I find useful on occasion when looking at and dealing with USE flags is a funky old tool on portage called 'ufed'. You type 'ufed' at a command line and get an ncurses sort of window. You

[gentoo-user] Re: Any .config for vbox gentoo guest

walt w41...@gmail.com writes: On 07/29/2013 06:29 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: Can anyone post a .config for a 3.8.13 kernel that is known to work on a vbox install of gentoo as guest. Working on a fresh install but don't have gentoo running anywhere to rob a .config from. This one worked

[gentoo-user] Re: Where to find the straight dope conf.d/net?

Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com writes: On Saturday 03 Aug 2013 06:52:46 Harry Putnam wrote: I was off gentoo for a few mnths... apparently something has changed in the naming of the network devices. So far I've read several accounts of it... but the install handbook has apparently not been

[gentoo-user] Re: Where to find the straight dope conf.d/net?

Neil Bothwick n...@digimed.co.uk writes: On Sat, 3 Aug 2013 11:51:31 +0100, Mick wrote: Can someone point me to concise documentation about how this new setup is supposed to work? In /etc/conf.d/net you should replace the previously named eth0 directives to your new NIC name, e.g.

[gentoo-user] Re: Do I really need 194 pkgs to install git?

Nikos Chantziaras rea...@gmail.com writes: On 03/08/13 06:03, Harry Putnam wrote: No doubt suffering from overdose of pilot error here but on a new (in progress) install of gentoo as guest in vbox. I ran the command emerge -vp dev-vcs/git and come up with 194 pkgs that need

[gentoo-user] Re: Do I really need 194 pkgs to install git?

Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk writes: On 3 August 2013, at 04:03, Harry Putnam wrote: ... emerge -vp dev-vcs/git and come up with 194 pkgs that need to be installed. ... So I imagine I've done something thats causing that massive of a list of dependencies. I tried a few USE

[gentoo-user] Re: Do I really need 194 pkgs to install git?

Wang Xuerui idontknw.w...@gmail.com writes: 2013/8/3 Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com: Hehe, alright, now we're talking that reduced dependancies to just 1 lonesome cpio. Now, is it reasonable to install that way? Will I run into some horrible unsightly mess using git, when installed

[gentoo-user] Re: Do I really need 194 pkgs to install git?

Michael Orlitzky mich...@orlitzky.com writes: On 08/02/2013 08:22 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: Now, is it reasonable to install that way? Will I run into some horrible unsightly mess using git, when installed this way. Without USE=perl, you'll get a surprise if you try to `git add -i`. Well

[gentoo-user] Re: Do I really need 194 pkgs to install git?

Nikos Chantziaras rea...@gmail.com writes: [...] Unless I hear something that would indicate it will be too crippled even for the usage I plan. You should of course put those USE flags in /etc/portage/package.use instead of setting them in the command-line, otherwise they won't be

[gentoo-user] How much effort from udev-197-r3 to 206

I see an update to udev come up when investigating installing various other pkgs. eix shows I'm on 197-r3 and the most recent is 206. Will that be a hefty amount of change... and concomittant amount of work? Or something a lazy slug can manage?

[gentoo-user] Is Vesa/Uvesa still the way for Frame buffer

Maybe a poorly worded question but I seem to recall some advances where framebuffering is being handled differently than my old way. It could be typified by the kernel line used in grub.conf like this one: kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/sdb3 vga=0x31A video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap Or is that still a

[gentoo-user] Re: Is Vesa/Uvesa still the way for Frame buffer

Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com writes: It could be typified by the kernel line used in grub.conf like this one: kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/sdb3 vga=0x31A video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap I should have included this information: Kernel is v. 3.8.13, and it is a gentoo install as guest on a windows7

[gentoo-user] Re: Is Vesa/Uvesa still the way for Frame buffer

Canek Peláez Valdés can...@gmail.com writes: First: /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt Second: what card do you use? I haven't taken care of 'First' yet but here is the answer to 'second': Its a virtual box install of gentoo as guest on win7. Apparently this is what the vm

[gentoo-user] emerge world output seems a bit short on info

Working on a new install of gentoo as vm (vbox) guest on win7. Just checking if my partial install is out of date already with. And if a USE change was complicating things. That change was to add -selinux. I added that to make.conf after seeing a selinux pkg flash by when I installed ... I

[gentoo-user] Re: emerge world output seems a bit short on info

Canek Peláez Valdés can...@gmail.com writes: =sys-libs/libselinux-2.1.13-r4 static-libs What profile does your installation have? If I'm not mistaken, only the hardened profiles set USE=selinux by default. Yes, sorry I caught that shortly after posting... In the 'quick install' manual at the

[gentoo-user] Do I really need 194 pkgs to install git?

No doubt suffering from overdose of pilot error here but on a new (in progress) install of gentoo as guest in vbox. I ran the command emerge -vp dev-vcs/git and come up with 194 pkgs that need to be installed. Well, that seems just a wee bit excessive for an install just getting underway.. no

[gentoo-user] Where to find the straight dope conf.d/net?

I was off gentoo for a few mnths... apparently something has changed in the naming of the network devices. So far I've read several accounts of it... but the install handbook has apparently not been brought up to date. Doing a fresh install, and following the contents of the manual concerning

[gentoo-user] Any .config for vbox gentoo guest

Can anyone post a .config for a 3.8.13 kernel that is known to work on a vbox install of gentoo as guest. Working on a fresh install but don't have gentoo running anywhere to rob a .config from.

[gentoo-user] Why sources 3.2.21 in emerge -vuDp world

Running gentoo as guest in Vbox on win7 64bit Attempting to update with: emerge -vuDp world Lists gentoo-sources in output like this: , | [ebuild NS] sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.2.21 [3.3.4] USE=-build | -deblob -symlink 452 kB ` Even when adding -t (tree) to the cmdline it still

[gentoo-user] Don't understand downgrade to kernel-3.2.16

Setup: Running a basic-ish setup with no X configured. This is gentoo running as virtual guest on win7 using Virtual Box. Today I ran eix-sync followed by emerge -vuDp world. One thing in the output puzzles me: [ebuild NS] sys-kernel-sources-3.2.16 [3.2.6, 3.3.4] [...] What would

[gentoo-user] Re: Don't understand downgrade to kernel-3.2.16

Michael Hampicke gentoo-u...@hadt.biz writes: Am 18.06.2012 21:57, schrieb Harry Putnam: Setup: Running a basic-ish setup with no X configured. This is gentoo running as virtual guest on win7 using Virtual Box. Today I ran eix-sync followed by emerge -vuDp world. One thing

[gentoo-user] Re: Don't understand downgrade to kernel-3.2.16

Michael Hampicke gentoo-u...@hadt.biz writes: I'd say you still have a slotted package of gentoo-sources-3.2.* installed. So portage will upgrade gentoo-sources-3.2.* and gentoo-sources-3.3.* Check with emerge -p --prune gentoo-sources What I had installed was 3.2.6... so why would emerge

[gentoo-user] Re: Don't understand downgrade to kernel-3.2.16

Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com writes: Michael Hampicke gentoo-u...@hadt.biz writes: I'd say you still have a slotted package of gentoo-sources-3.2.* installed. So portage will upgrade gentoo-sources-3.2.* and gentoo-sources-3.3.* Check with emerge -p --prune gentoo-sources What I had

[gentoo-user] Re: no keyboard on fresh install

Michael Mol mike...@gmail.com writes: First off, thanks, thanks and thanks for the details and sharing of your experience. Also helpful tips and suggestions concerning my niece and linux distros. All very helpful and appreciated. Saving both yours and Strollers' posts since as you've noted

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