Re: [gentoo-user] Gtypist does not accept ru.typ

[Stroller]

> On Fri, 8 January 2016, at 1:13 p.m., gevisz  wrote:
> 
> 2016-01-08 13:50 GMT+02:00 Stroller :
>> 
>>> On Fri, 8 January 2016, at 12:32 a.m., gevisz  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Just of curiosity compiled gtypist with nls use flag.
>>> Now it accepts ru.typ! But it is a bug because nls flag
>>> is supposed to only switch on the translation of the
>>> corresponding menu and help messages. So, it should
>>> accept ru.typ even if compiled without the nls use flag!
>> 
>> I'm glad you're sorted. You should let the gtypist devs know of this bug.
> 
> Thank you for your help!
> 
> However, before turning to the gtypist devs, I should clarify one more,
> may be stupid, question, namely: "Who is responsible for the correct
> `functioning' of the use flags?" Because I always thought that the use
> flags are a unique feature of the Gentoo distribution (and therefore, it
> is the the Gentoo devs who are responsible for them) but your advice
> above implies that it is not true.

The ebuild is (mostly) just a wrapper for preceding software installation 
tools, like make and gcc.

In a previous message you showed us that the Gtypist devs had asked you "Can 
you check whether this appears when running ./configure? Also, which arguments 
are used for ./configure?"

In the case of the nls USE flag, the ebuild is just calling configure with 
certain arguments:

   src_configure() {
   econf $(use_enable nls)
   }
   
   src_install() {
   emake DESTDIR="${D}" install
   }
   
   Note the IUSE variable. This lists all (non-special) use flags that are
   used by the ebuild. This is used for the emerge -pv output, amongst
   other things.
   
   The package's ./configure script takes the usual --enable-nls or
   --disable-nls argument. We use the use_enable utility function to
   generate this automatically, depending on the user's USE flags (see
   Query Functions Reference).

This is a top google hit for use_enable: 
https://devmanual.gentoo.org/quickstart/

Stroller.

Re: [gentoo-user] Gtypist does not accept ru.typ

[gevisz]

2016-01-09 13:43 GMT+02:00 Stroller :
>
>> On Fri, 8 January 2016, at 1:13 p.m., gevisz  wrote:
>>
>> 2016-01-08 13:50 GMT+02:00 Stroller :
>>>
 On Fri, 8 January 2016, at 12:32 a.m., gevisz  wrote:

 Just of curiosity compiled gtypist with nls use flag.
 Now it accepts ru.typ! But it is a bug because nls flag
 is supposed to only switch on the translation of the
 corresponding menu and help messages. So, it should
 accept ru.typ even if compiled without the nls use flag!
>>>
>>> I'm glad you're sorted. You should let the gtypist devs know of this bug.
>>
>> Thank you for your help!
>>
>> However, before turning to the gtypist devs, I should clarify one more,
>> may be stupid, question, namely: "Who is responsible for the correct
>> `functioning' of the use flags?" Because I always thought that the use
>> flags are a unique feature of the Gentoo distribution (and therefore, it
>> is the the Gentoo devs who are responsible for them) but your advice
>> above implies that it is not true.
>
> The ebuild is (mostly) just a wrapper for preceding software installation 
> tools, like make and gcc.
>
> In a previous message you showed us that the Gtypist devs had asked you "Can 
> you check whether this appears when running ./configure? Also, which 
> arguments are used for ./configure?"
>
> In the case of the nls USE flag, the ebuild is just calling configure with 
> certain arguments:
>
>src_configure() {
>econf $(use_enable nls)
>}
>
>src_install() {
>emake DESTDIR="${D}" install
>}
>
>Note the IUSE variable. This lists all (non-special) use flags that are
>used by the ebuild. This is used for the emerge -pv output, amongst
>other things.
>
>The package's ./configure script takes the usual --enable-nls or
>--disable-nls argument. We use the use_enable utility function to
>generate this automatically, depending on the user's USE flags (see
>Query Functions Reference).
>
> This is a top google hit for use_enable: 
> https://devmanual.gentoo.org/quickstart/
>
> Stroller.

Ok. Thank you for all your help and explanation.

P.S. I have read the document lead to by the link you provided in full
   and now communicate all this to the gtypist devs.

Re: [gentoo-user] package deletions

[Michael Orlitzky]

On 01/09/2016 12:05 PM, James wrote:
> 
> 3. I was trying to figure out a bit of syntax to get the listings of
> the ebuild-packages on the chopping block, but nothing seems complete.
> Any suggestions on urls, cli_syntax, or a script to ferret out the
> packages on the chopping block and what has been picked up, would
> be keenly appreciated.

These aren't immediately on the chopping block, but are unmaintained:

  https://qa-reports.gentoo.org/output/maintainer-needed.html

To find which ones are really condemned, cross-reference with package.mask.

[gentoo-user] Re: package deletions

[James]

Michael Orlitzky  gentoo.org> writes:


> > 3. I was trying to figure out a bit of syntax to get the listings of
> > the ebuild-packages on the chopping block, but nothing seems complete.

> These aren't immediately on the chopping block, but are unmaintained:

>   https://qa-reports.gentoo.org/output/maintainer-needed.html

OK that's a good list.

> To find which ones are really condemned, cross-reference with package.mask.

Hmmm. I'm not sure how to filter this. Some hints would be cool.


Also, what is the best way, looking forward, to file for proxy-maintainer
on a given package; filing a bug?


tia,
James

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: package deletions

[Michael Orlitzky]

On 01/09/2016 12:47 PM, James wrote:
> 
>>   https://qa-reports.gentoo.org/output/maintainer-needed.html
> 
> OK that's a good list.
> 
>> To find which ones are really condemned, cross-reference with package.mask.
> 
> Hmmm. I'm not sure how to filter this. Some hints would be cool.
> 

I gave up trying to script it, and copy/pasted the whole list into a
text file. Then `cut -f1 file.txt` gives you the list of packages. At
that point you can loop through and grep package.mask.

> Also, what is the best way, looking forward, to file for proxy-maintainer
> on a given package; filing a bug?

Personally I would prefer a bug, but the proxy-maintainers page says
that you should contact them directly. Either proxy-ma...@gentoo.org
or on IRC in #gentoo-proxy-maint.

Here's the list I hacked together. If you see anything that interests
you, you should probably make sure it isn't a false positive (e.g. if
grep matched a comment).

app-admin/389-admin-console
app-admin/389-ds-console
app-admin/ec2-api-tools
app-admin/usermin
app-editors/efte
app-editors/fte
app-emulation/aranym
app-emulation/vagrant
app-laptop/nvidiabl
app-laptop/prey
app-misc/multimon
app-mobilephone/kannel
app-mobilephone/kannel-sqlbox
app-office/magicpoint
app-office/passepartout
app-portage/maintainer-helper
dev-db/flamerobin
dev-libs/guiloader
dev-libs/guiloader-c++
dev-libs/syck
dev-python/Djblets
dev-python/pysyck
dev-util/cocom
dev-util/crow-designer
dev-util/piklab
dev-util/pmk
gnome-extra/gdesklets-core
media-libs/libmimic
media-sound/miniaudicle
media-video/bombono-dvd
media-video/vmaid
net-fs/tahoe-lafs
net-libs/libdexter
net-libs/libmapi
net-libs/libopkele
net-libs/libzrtpcpp
net-libs/opal
net-libs/ptlib
net-mail/checkpw
net-misc/gip
net-misc/italc
net-misc/kumofs
net-misc/proxyper
net-misc/yaydl
net-nds/389-admin
net-nds/389-ds-base
net-proxy/dansguardian
net-proxy/ntlmaps
net-proxy/oops
net-proxy/sshproxy
net-wireless/ap-utils
net-wireless/rfswitch
sys-block/afacli
sys-block/lsiutil
sys-kernel/vserver-sources
sys-libs/libtrash
www-apache/mod_auth_openid
www-apps/389-dsgw
x11-misc/alltray
x11-misc/bbsload
x11-misc/bmpanel
x11-misc/dragbox
x11-misc/growl-for-linux
x11-plugins/desklet-Genesis
x11-plugins/desklet-ImageSlideShow
x11-plugins/desklet-Mouse
x11-plugins/desklet-SlideShow
x11-plugins/desklet-WeeklyCalendar
x11-plugins/desklet-ftb
x11-plugins/desklet-iCalendarEvent
x11-plugins/desklet-justanicon
x11-plugins/wmium

[gentoo-user] package deletions

[James]

Hello,

Well if you follow gentoo-dev, there are numerous packages being purged,
for a variety of reason. One, that I am considering to 'proxy-maintain,
is dansguardian. I do have several questions::

1. Is it still relevant and useful to the community?

2. Is there a better alternative currently in portage?

3. I was trying to figure out a bit of syntax to get the listings of
the ebuild-packages on the chopping block, but nothing seems complete.
Any suggestions on urls, cli_syntax, or a script to ferret out the
packages on the chopping block and what has been picked up, would
be keenly appreciated.

Maybe some why to just search the gentoo-attic by date and/or category
and/or name is the way to have a tool to be able to go post-mortem
on package removals?



James

[gentoo-user] [SOLVED] QEMU/distcc combination question.

[waltdnes]

  The problem was not the bolt behind the case; it was the nut behind
the keyboard .  In my defense, I will say that I did RTFM, and
"man distccd" states...

> distccd does not have a configuration file; it's behaviour is con-
> trolled only by command-line options and requests from clients.

  Notwithstanding the above statement, /etc/conf.d/distccd does exist.
On my 32-bit Gentoo machine, I had gone out of my way to add...

DISTCCD_OPTS="--port 3632 --log-level notice --log-file /var/log/distccd.log -N 
15 --allow 192.168.123.253"

...as the last line of the file.  This machine works as a distccd host.
In the VM, I had not bothered, and the default --allow range is
192.168.0.0/24, which rejects 192.168.123.253, my netbook's address.  I
changed it to 192.16.123.0/24, and it now works.

-- 
Walter Dnes 
I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommended pseudo-hardware for QEMU guest machine?

[wabenbau]

waltd...@waltdnes.org wrote:

>   I use the following script to boot up Gentoo on the guest.  I cycled
> through all 4 cards...
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> qemu-system-i386 -enable-kvm \
>-cpu host -display gtk -vga cirrus \
>-drive file=gentoo32.img,format=raw \
>-drive file=linuxswap.img,format=raw \
>-net nic,model=virtio \
>-rtc base=localtime,clock=host \
>-net user,hostname=gentoovm,hostfwd=tcp::2022-:22 \
>-m 3G -monitor stdio -name "Gentoo VM" \
>-parallel none \
>${@

Today I tested the -smp option again. I already did this some months
ago with an older qemu version and there it seemed that it slows 
things down. But now it makes my vm a lot snappier (qemu-2.4.1-r2). 

On the guest the xubuntu xfce desktop is much more responsive and 
firefox and all other apps are running a lot smoother when I use 
"-smp 4" (my host CPU is a quadcore CPU).

I don't know for sure if this also effects the speed of the emulated
guest CPU (e.g. while compiling), but I think so.

--
Regards
wabe

[gentoo-user] Adobe flash warning and tree

[Dale]

Howdy,

I keep getting a warning that Flash needs to be upgraded.  I went to
packages.g.o and there doesn't seem to be a newer version than what I
have.  What gives?  I'd upgrade if there was one available but there
isn't or I can't find it one.  I found a bug report on the version I
have installed so they know there is a issue but not sure what is going
on in the background. 

Is there a alternative to flash?  Last I read on this there are but they
have issues.  Are they any better today than they was a little while back? 

Also, is there a way to disable this warning?  I know about it but I
can't do anything about it either.  It's just a annoyance right now. 

Thanks.

Dale

:-)  :-)