On 13:35 Wed 07 Dec , Holly Bostick wrote: > Bill Roberts schreef: > > On 01:55 Wed 07 Dec, Holly Bostick wrote: > > > >> Rafael Fernández López schreef: > >> > >>>> Hello, I am running a emerge -u world and there is a package > >>>> (realplayer) that keeps failing the build due to an error in > >>>> package retrieval. > >> > >> Great idea, Rafael, but that may break other updates, if any of > >> them (like xmms, mplayer, xine, etc) use the "real" USE flag.... > >> which is probably what's dragging in realplayer in the first place. > > > > I'm having exactly the same problem. The "USE" flag "real" is what is > > bringing "realplayer" in. In my case, I set it to add functionality > > to mplayer. When I remove it, no attempt is made to download > > "realplayer". > > > > There are two issues: first, I've seen some discussion indicating > > that the "real" flag shouldn't bring in "realplayer", just the > > libraries necessary to allow mplayer to play "real" media; > > Realplayer is proprietary software (just as *.rm* files are a > proprietary media format). They are not open source, so the libraries > cannot be brought in separately; they are attached to Realplayer itself. > After realplayer is installed, then mPlayer can find the libraries and > use them. That's why using the "real" USE flag brings in Realplayer. > > > second, the download of "realplayer" is blocked by failure of ssl to > > recognize a certificate. Curiously, I can go to the site, download > > the files manually, and no certificate issue appears. > > > > Downloading the files didn't solve the problem for me, the ebuild > > didn't seem to recognize the downloaded files. Maybe I put them in > > the wrong place. > > The downloaded file should be placed in /usr/portage/distfiles. Perhaps > you've downloaded the wrong file? I have Realplayer 10.0.6 installed, > and the file in my /distfiles folder is > > RealPlayer-10.0.6.776-20050915.i586.rpm > > > I was hoping waiting a few days would get the problem solved, but I > > see it's still there. > > I don't remember having any problems with the certificate, but simply > downloading the file and placing it in /usr/portage/distfiles should > allow the emerge to continue.
Downloading the file manually to /usr/portagedistfiles solved the problem. Tx, Holly Bill Roberts
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