[gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-06-02 Thread Harry Putnam
Paul Varner [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [...] Your /etc/portage/profile/package.provided file is correct. Unfortunately, in this case, the dependency is on virtual/emacs. Add virtual/emacs app-editors/emacs-cvs to /etc/portage/profile/virtuals and it will quit trying to install emacs. This

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-06-01 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:13:06 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: I've now created a package.provided file in two locations to be sure. /etc/portage/profile/package.provided This is correct. /etc/make.profile/package.provided (as referenced in `man portage') This is wrong. This should be a symlink

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-06-01 Thread Nagatoro
Harry Putnam wrote: The file contains: dev-utils/cvs-1.12.11 app-editors/emacs-cvs-22.0.50.1 However I still see the same output from emerge. It still wants to install emacs-21.. as dependancy for emacs-w3m, and cvs-1.11.. as dependancy for emacs-cvs. Please correct me i I'm wrong but

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-06-01 Thread Paul Varner
On Wed, 2005-06-01 at 00:03 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: Is something more than creating and editing the subject file required? I don't see any difference in emerge -v -p output having created it. Maybe its not correct: cat /etc/portage/profile/package.provided --- dev-utils/cvs-1.12.11

[gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-05-31 Thread Harry Putnam
Jason Stubbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: /etc/portage/profile/package.provided Where to look to learn about the required syntax? -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-05-31 Thread Holly Bostick
Harry Putnam schreef: Jason Stubbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: /etc/portage/profile/package.provided Where to look to learn about the required syntax? man portage :) Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-05-31 Thread Paul Varner
On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 22:15 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: Jason Stubbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: /etc/portage/profile/package.provided Where to look to learn about the required syntax? man portage Specifically for the package.provided file it wants the package and version that you

[gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-05-31 Thread Harry Putnam
Graham Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: While it would mean re-installing emacs, you could use the emacs-cvs ebuild which builds emacs from cvs head. To keep up-to-date you just have to re-emerge and you will build with the latest changes. How can I get a look at what and how stuff gets

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-05-31 Thread Nick Rout
On Tue, 31 May 2005 22:22:29 -0500 Harry Putnam wrote: An example might be that if emacs isn't installed at /usr/local its already outside the standard emacs install. and you have moved outside the standard gentoo install i suspect :) -- Nick Rout -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-05-31 Thread Harry Putnam
Graham Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: While it would mean re-installing emacs, you could use the emacs-cvs ebuild which builds emacs from cvs head. To keep up-to-date you just have to re-emerge and you will build with the latest changes. Sorry to hammer on this so much... I haven't been

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-05-31 Thread Nick Rout
On Tue, 31 May 2005 22:25:42 -0500 Harry Putnam wrote: While it would mean re-installing emacs, you could use the emacs-cvs ebuild which builds emacs from cvs head. To keep up-to-date you just have to re-emerge and you will build with the latest changes. How can I get a look at what and

[gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-05-31 Thread Harry Putnam
Nick Rout [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, 31 May 2005 22:22:29 -0500 Harry Putnam wrote: An example might be that if emacs isn't installed at /usr/local its already outside the standard emacs install. and you have moved outside the standard gentoo install i suspect :) Not sure what

[gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-05-31 Thread Harry Putnam
Jason Stubbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: /etc/portage/profile/package.provided And if no `profile' directory exists, is that something one creates or is it put there by some package? -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-05-31 Thread Harry Putnam
Jason Stubbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [...] /etc/portage/profile/package.provided Regards, Jason Stubbs Paul Varner [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [...] man portage Specifically for the package.provided file it wants the package and version that you have installed outside of portage.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-05-31 Thread Nick Rout
On Tue, 31 May 2005 23:34:36 -0500 Harry Putnam wrote: Nick Rout [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, 31 May 2005 22:22:29 -0500 Harry Putnam wrote: An example might be that if emacs isn't installed at /usr/local its already outside the standard emacs install. and you have moved

[gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-05-31 Thread Harry Putnam
Paul Varner [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: /etc/portage/profile/package.provided Where to look to learn about the required syntax? man portage Specifically for the package.provided file it wants the package and version that you have installed outside of portage. For example: If you

[gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-05-31 Thread Harry Putnam
Paul Varner [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: man portage Specifically for the package.provided file it wants the package and version that you have installed outside of portage. For example: If you have downloaded and installed your own kernel from kernel.org, placing

[gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-05-31 Thread Harry Putnam
Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is /etc/portage/profile/package.provided the correct address for this? In `man portage' I see reference to: /etc/make.profile/package.provided Gack I see its a symlink ... but now I'm even more confused. The symlink points to:

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: When a dependancy built by hand

2005-05-31 Thread Rumen Yotov
Harry Putnam wrote: Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is /etc/portage/profile/package.provided the correct address for this? In `man portage' I see reference to: /etc/make.profile/package.provided Gack I see its a symlink ... but now I'm even more confused. The symlink