Setup:
Installing X on Vbox vm runnning gentoo (amd64 not strict). Host
is win10 (64bit)
Installing the xorg-server is calling for the installation of
app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions-5.0.32
However, my version of vbox is for a windows host (5.1.14). And
actually has the guest additions for that version already installed.
Also before I noticed what was getting installed emerge had tried and
failed to install the cited above package.
I noticed the version that matches my vbox version (5.1.14) is
available but masked unless setting ~amd64. I'm trying for a stable
setup so, put this in /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords:
=app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions-5.1.14 ~amd64
I tried to emerge it directly with:
emerge app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions
And sure enough emerge selected the right version but again the
install failed. I did not understand the failure from the build log.
But since I have the proper version and am able to install it with the
regular method vbox expects (mount the additions and install with
sh VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
And since that method uses the currently installed kernel for its
installation. Seems I can just reinstall the addtions using that
method and tell gentoo about it with package.provided.
Ok, `man portage' does not appear to mention where that file should
reside. Googling about it I find /etc/portage/profile is mentioned.
Is that still correct?
I ask because I put /etc/portage/profile/package.provided:
=app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions-5.0.32
(removed the prior /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords/
virtualbox-guest-additions:
=app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions-5.1.14 ~amd64)
in place, but emerge still tries to install it so, either the syntax
if faulty or the location is, I guess.
I moved package.provided to /etc/portage/package.provided but still
emerge trys to install the guest-additions.
Can anyone offer suggestions about this... is it even the right way to
proceed?
