On 02/04/2015 02:47 PM, McGehee, Robert wrote: > Ok, interesting. I think the problem is that I can't get to git:// port due > to corporate firewall,
In case you're able to ssh somewhere outside the firewall, you can use this one: $ ( echo '#! /bin/sh'; echo 'ssh -W $1:$2' your-outside-machine ) > ~/proxycmd $ chmod +x ~/proxycmd And then do the git commands with: $ GIT_PROXY_COMMAND=~/proxycmd git ... /haubi/ > so I've been switching the address to http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/... > rather than git://git.overlays.gentoo.org/... > I believe this functionality worked a few months ago (and it works now on > github), but doesn't appear to work on the > overlays server now. When I try to use the http port, I get a 503 error: > > git clone http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/dev/heroxbd.git > Cloning into 'heroxbd'... > fatal: unable to access 'http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/dev/heroxbd.git/': > The requested URL returned error: 503 > > I had assumed that access through both http and git ports were unavailable, > but as I can only test http, this is clearly not the case. In fact, the > distinction is clearly made on http://infra-status.gentoo.org that "gitweb" > is down, but I did not initially understand the meaning. > > Ok, so unless something I said seems wrong or there is a http git server that > hosts overlays/heroxbd, I'll try to figure out a work around on my end. Sorry > for the noise! > > --Robert > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 8:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [gentoo-alt] Installing Prefix/libc : heroxbd overlay > > Hey Robert, > > Thank you for trying it out. I tried to get the overlay via layman with > success. Could you paste your error message from layman? > > Cheers, > Benda > > $ layman -a heroxbd > > * Adding overlay,... > * Running Git... # ( cd /gpfshome/home/benda/gnto/var/lib/layman && > /gpfshome/home/benda/gnto/usr/bin/git clone > git://git.overlays.gentoo.org/dev/heroxbd.git > /gpfshome/home/benda/gnto/var/lib/layman/heroxbd ) > Cloning into '/gpfshome/home/benda/gnto/var/lib/layman/heroxbd'... > remote: Counting objects: 4363, done. > remote: Compressing objects: 100% (2950/2950), done. > remote: Total 4363 (delta 1306), reused 3815 (delta 1029) > Receiving objects: 100% (4363/4363), 3.50 MiB | 1.02 MiB/s, done. > Resolving deltas: 100% (1306/1306), done. > Checking connectivity... done > * Running Git... # ( cd /gpfshome/home/benda/gnto/var/lib/layman/heroxbd && > /gpfshome/home/benda/gnto/usr/bin/git config user.name "layman" ) > * Running Git... # ( cd /gpfshome/home/benda/gnto/var/lib/layman/heroxbd && > /gpfshome/home/benda/gnto/usr/bin/git config user.email "layman@localhost" ) > * Successfully added overlay(s) heroxbd. > > "McGehee, Robert" <[email protected]> writes: > >> I have Gentoo Prefix installed on a Red Hat 5 box, and I'm unable to >> install a few packages due to the old glibc on my system. Following >> this wiki page (http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Prefix/libc), I'm hoping >> to use heroxbd's overlay to add support for an updated glibc library. >> >> Unfortunately, for the past few months the overlays.gentoo.org server >> appears to be down, and I haven't been able to get the overlay through >> layman. This website (http://infra-status.gentoo.org) suggests there >> is no ETA. >> >> So, is the heroxbd overlay available anywhere? If not, can it be added >> to github or equivalent? > > >
