From: "Daniel Pielmeier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Application for video cutting ? Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 17:48:56 +0200
Hi Daniel, thank you very much for your friendly help ! Currently I am only a enthusiastic but bloody newbie... Keep hacking! mcc > Hi Meino, > > > What do I with this *.ebuild? > > > > When I look into /usr/portage/* I find a lot more files in conjunction > > with a certain *.ebuild, which seem to handle the build and handling > > of applikations to be installed. Do I need some more files for this > > applikation? How can I handle this certain "external" ebuild-file > > without the danger to screw up my system ? > > You have to create an overlay for it, see > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Installing_3rd_Party_Ebuilds for more > information. > > In this manual you have to create an additional portage tree where you > can put external ebuilds. > I have mine in my overlay folder under media-video/ttcut. > To use the ebuild you have to digest it. Go to the folder where you > have your ebuild. > Then execute "ebuild ttcut-0.11.2_alpha.ebuild digest" without the > quotes, if you do so, some other files are created. One for instance > is for veryfing the the size of source package and so on. > After that you can emerge it as normal with "emerge ttcut". I have > cleaned up the ebuild a bit, so that there are no additional files > needed. You have to download it again at bugs.gentoo.org. Your system > will not be messed up this ebuild installs only two binary files into > /usr/bin one is called ttcut the other ttmpeg. To use ttcut just type > "ttcut" at the commandline and a nice gui opens similar to cuttermaran > the well known cutting tool for windows! > > > These are the packages that I would merge, in order: > > > Calculating dependencies > > !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "=qt-4.1.2" have been masked. > > !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your > > request: > > - x11-libs/qt-4.1.2 (masked by: ~x86 keyword) > > > For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or > > refer to the Gentoo Handbook. > > > ...is there any wrong with my system or do I need to update > > something (I did an "eix-sync" minutes ago...) > > Nothing is wrong with your system qt-4.1.2 is masked by ~x86 keyword > means it is unstable(testing). You can emerge it if you add > "x11-libs/qt ~x86" to the file /etc/portage/package.keywords > > Hth Daniel > > -- > [email protected] mailing list > -- [email protected] mailing list
