I'd like to install the latest miro from their nightlies and that
means installing manually without an ebuild. I've always avoided this
because I don't want files spread across my system without an easy way
to remove them. I've also always wanted to set up a good cruft
removal script for
Am Montag, 16. Februar 2009 19:33:11 schrieb Grant:
If you can install your apps into a specific location, I'd use xstow.
emerge xstow
cd ~/install/myapp-1.2.3
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/stow/myapp-1.2.3
make
make install
cd /usr/local/stow
xstow myapp-1.2.3
If you can install your apps into a specific location, I'd use xstow.
emerge xstow
cd ~/install/myapp-1.2.3
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/stow/myapp-1.2.3
make
make install
cd /usr/local/stow
xstow myapp-1.2.3
myapp-1.2.3 is installed into /usr/local/stow/myapp-1.2.3, but
Am Montag, 16. Februar 2009 21:31:39 schrieb Grant:
I thought running something like '.configure --prefix=/usr/local
make make install' could still install files outside of /usr/local.
No?
As long as you don't specify otherwise, no. Everything will be under the
directory specified by
Grant wrote:
I'd like to install the latest miro from their nightlies and that
means installing manually without an ebuild. I've always avoided this
because I don't want files spread across my system without an easy way
to remove them. I've also always wanted to set up a good cruft
removal
Jesús Guerrero ha scritto:
On Mon, January 26, 2009 17:48, Mike Kazantsev wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:41:52 -0800
Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
What do you guys think of this? Do you know of a good cruft removal
script?
Yep, there's quite good one in gentoo itself.
Basically,
On 26 Jan 2009, at 22:51, Grant wrote:
...
So for example, miro needs xine to play videos. If I ./configure miro
with --prefix=/usr/local, it will install to /usr/local/miro or
similar?
Yes. Read the configure options for the app you're installing. It
might also have a --libprefix or
If you are installing a package by hand and wants to revert back to
the previous state, best is to :
- when you ./configure it, use the various --prefix directives (do a
./configure --help for information on that)
- when you want to remove, make uninstall in the source dir (so don't
remove it!)
-
If you are installing a package by hand and wants to revert back to
the previous state, best is to :
- when you ./configure it, use the various --prefix directives (do a
./configure --help for information on that)
- when you want to remove, make uninstall in the source dir (so don't
remove
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
If you are installing a package by hand and wants to revert back to
the previous state, best is to :
- when you ./configure it, use the various --prefix directives (do a
./configure --help for information on that)
- when you
I'd like to install the latest miro from their nightlies and that
means installing manually without an ebuild. I've always avoided this
because I don't want files spread across my system without an easy way
to remove them. I've also always wanted to set up a good cruft
removal script for keeping
On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:41:52 -0800
Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
What do you guys think of this? Do you know of a good cruft removal script?
Yep, there's quite good one in gentoo itself.
Basically, you'll need to write a short config for it, consisting of
lines like cruft name, cruft src
On Mon, January 26, 2009 17:48, Mike Kazantsev wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:41:52 -0800
Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
What do you guys think of this? Do you know of a good cruft removal
script?
Yep, there's quite good one in gentoo itself.
Basically, you'll need to write a short
What do you guys think of this? Do you know of a good cruft removal script?
Yep, there's quite good one in gentoo itself.
Basically, you'll need to write a short config for it, consisting of
lines like cruft name, cruft src uri and a few more lines if you'll
need to pass some extra
Grant wrote:
What do you guys think of this? Do you know of a good cruft removal script?
Yep, there's quite good one in gentoo itself.
Basically, you'll need to write a short config for it, consisting of
lines like cruft name, cruft src uri and a few more lines if you'll
need to
On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:35:13 -0800
Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
I suppose you and Jesus are right, but what about cruft removal? Are
you saying Gentoo is 100% cruft-free? I've got a lot of junk in /etc
and especially ~/.*
Oh, that's not a bug, it's a feature (C) some_unknown_company
On (26/01/09 09:35) Grant wrote:
What do you guys think of this? Do you know of a good cruft removal
script?
Yep, there's quite good one in gentoo itself.
Basically, you'll need to write a short config for it, consisting of
lines like cruft name, cruft src uri and a few more lines
What do you guys think of this? Do you know of a good cruft removal
script?
Yep, there's quite good one in gentoo itself.
Basically, you'll need to write a short config for it, consisting of
lines like cruft name, cruft src uri and a few more lines if you'll
need to pass some extra
Grant wrote:
What do you guys think of this? Do you know of a good cruft removal
script?
Yep, there's quite good one in gentoo itself.
Basically, you'll need to write a short config for it, consisting of
lines like cruft name, cruft src uri and a few more lines if you'll
need
Grant schrieb am 26.01.2009 18:35:
I suppose you and Jesus are right, but what about cruft removal? Are
you saying Gentoo is 100% cruft-free? I've got a lot of junk in /etc
and especially ~/.*
No it isn't, but this is very hard to automate cruft detection via
scripts as you still have to
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
What do you guys think of this? Do you know of a good cruft removal
script?
Yep, there's quite good one in gentoo itself.
Basically, you'll need to write a short config for it, consisting of
lines like cruft name, cruft
On Mon, January 26, 2009 18:35, Grant wrote:
What do you guys think of this? Do you know of a good cruft removal
script?
Yep, there's quite good one in gentoo itself.
Basically, you'll need to write a short config for it, consisting of
lines like cruft name, cruft src uri and a few more
I suppose you and Jesus are right, but what about cruft removal? Are
you saying Gentoo is 100% cruft-free? I've got a lot of junk in /etc
and especially ~/.*
No it isn't, but this is very hard to automate cruft detection via
scripts as you still have to decide yourself if a file is really
I think if you enable auditing in the kernel and emerge
sys-process/audit you can see the access history of any file on your
system. (doesn't help after the fact, but going forward...) At least
then you could see which user/program did things to which files. I
think even if a file is missing
On Mon, January 26, 2009 21:17, Grant wrote:
Writing an ebuild is best, but sometimes you just want to give a
program a try without writing an ebuild (like everyone else running
Linux does) and a scruft script enables you to do that without making
a mess of your system.
Not to be picky, it's
Writing an ebuild is best, but sometimes you just want to give a
program a try without writing an ebuild (like everyone else running
Linux does) and a scruft script enables you to do that without making
a mess of your system.
Not to be picky, it's just an idea but in that case, isn't it way
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
Writing an ebuild is best, but sometimes you just want to give a
program a try without writing an ebuild (like everyone else running
Linux does) and a scruft script enables you to do that without making
a mess of your system.
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Paul Hartman
paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
Writing an ebuild is best, but sometimes you just want to give a
program a try without writing an ebuild (like everyone else running
Linux does)
Grant schrieb am 26.01.2009 21:17:
Thank you Daniel and Dale and everyone for their opinions regarding
this. Adding a list of files tracked by portage to a list of files
specified by me and reporting on the different sounds like a very
useful thing to me. Daniel, can you remember anything
On Mon, January 26, 2009 21:44, Paul Hartman wrote:
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
Writing an ebuild is best, but sometimes you just want to give a
program a try without writing an ebuild (like everyone else running
Linux does) and a scruft script enables
Thank you Daniel and Dale and everyone for their opinions regarding
this. Adding a list of files tracked by portage to a list of files
specified by me and reporting on the different sounds like a very
useful thing to me. Daniel, can you remember anything else about that
cruft script from an
Writing an ebuild is best, but sometimes you just want to give a
program a try without writing an ebuild (like everyone else running
Linux does) and a scruft script enables you to do that without making
a mess of your system.
Not to be picky, it's just an idea but in that case, isn't it way
On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:57:13 +0500, Mike Kazantsev wrote:
AFAIK portage won't remove any changed (by hand) files in
CONFIG_PROTECT paths,
Portage won't remove any files in CONFIG_PROTECTed paths,changed ornot.
It also won't remove any files that have been changed since installation,
wherever
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