On Wednesday 17 October 2007, Thufir wrote: > I would like to "manually" execute an ebuild file from a website to > install a package because it can't be emerged normally. > > The downloads section of <http://www.mondorescue.org/> leads to > <http:// mondorescue.muskokamug.org/gentoo/1.6/mondo-2.2.4.ebuild> > which interests me because of how mondo fails to emerge: > > > * Sorry, but mondo only works with linux-2.4. > * http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=72467
You did see this juicy little tidbit of information right? You did read the referenced bug report where it is likely your question is answered, right? > !!! ERROR: sys-apps/mondo-0.9a failed. > Call stack: > ebuild.sh, line 1637: Called dyn_setup > ebuild.sh, line 704: Called qa_call 'pkg_setup' > ebuild.sh, line 44: Called pkg_setup > mondo-0.9a.ebuild, line 20: Called die > > !!! kernel not supported > !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call > stack if relevant. > !!! A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/ > mondo-0.9a/temp/build.log'. > > arrakis ~ # > arrakis ~ # uname -r > 2.6.19-gentoo-r5 See above > arrakis ~ # > arrakis ~ # date > Wed Oct 17 01:39:19 PDT 2007 > arrakis ~ # > arrakis ~ # > > > > How do I run the ebuild, please? Apparently, you don't, can't and shouldn't. alan -- Optimists say the glass is half full, Pessimists say the glass is half empty, Developers say wtf is the glass twice as big as it needs to be? Alan McKinnon alan at linuxholdings dot co dot za +27 82, double three seven, one nine three five -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
