Re: [gentoo-user] BUG? - bridge-utils no binary?
Hi, ...SKIP... > > Ognjen Bezanov wrote: > >> Hello >> >> I am building a linux AP using a clean installation of gentoo and this >> howto: >> >> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Building_a_Wireless_Access_Point_With_Gentoo >> >> >> Everything was going great until I came to emerging bridge-utils. >> >> the actual emerging didnt fail (using "emerge bridge-utils -av") but >> typing the command brctl it tells me '-bash: brctl: command not found' >> >> next I try "whereis brctl", resulting in: >> >> brctl: /usr/man/man8/brctl.8.gz /usr/share/man/man8/brctl.8.gz >> >> ok, so the man files are there, it seems the package was installed. but >> no binary. >> >> Using "find / -name brctl" i also got nothing. >> >> It seems that there is no binary, I have tried emerging again, >> unmerging, updating and the like, still the same problem. The emerge >> itself doesnt fail with the usual "Error..." so I presume thats fine (or >> am i wrong that >> emerge would halt on all errors?) >> >> Any help appreciated as I am somewhat at a loss as to whats going on. >> >> thanks >> >> > It's in "/sbin/brctl". Could use 'qfile brctl' to get the package (part of portage-utils). Or use "which brctl" as root to get: /sbin/brctl HTH. Rumen smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
Re: [gentoo-user] BUG? - bridge-utils no binary?
Check the emerge logs and see what files were copied where (the part where it's like /usr/bin/brctl - or whatever). It may be that the command is slightly different with this version. *shrugs* Ognjen Bezanov wrote: Hello I am building a linux AP using a clean installation of gentoo and this howto: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Building_a_Wireless_Access_Point_With_Gentoo Everything was going great until I came to emerging bridge-utils. the actual emerging didnt fail (using "emerge bridge-utils -av") but typing the command brctl it tells me '-bash: brctl: command not found' next I try "whereis brctl", resulting in: brctl: /usr/man/man8/brctl.8.gz /usr/share/man/man8/brctl.8.gz ok, so the man files are there, it seems the package was installed. but no binary. Using "find / -name brctl" i also got nothing. It seems that there is no binary, I have tried emerging again, unmerging, updating and the like, still the same problem. The emerge itself doesnt fail with the usual "Error..." so I presume thats fine (or am i wrong that emerge would halt on all errors?) Any help appreciated as I am somewhat at a loss as to whats going on. thanks -- This site uses frames And yet your browser does not. One of these will change. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] BUG? - bridge-utils no binary?
Hello I am building a linux AP using a clean installation of gentoo and this howto: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Building_a_Wireless_Access_Point_With_Gentoo Everything was going great until I came to emerging bridge-utils. the actual emerging didnt fail (using "emerge bridge-utils -av") but typing the command brctl it tells me '-bash: brctl: command not found' next I try "whereis brctl", resulting in: brctl: /usr/man/man8/brctl.8.gz /usr/share/man/man8/brctl.8.gz ok, so the man files are there, it seems the package was installed. but no binary. Using "find / -name brctl" i also got nothing. It seems that there is no binary, I have tried emerging again, unmerging, updating and the like, still the same problem. The emerge itself doesnt fail with the usual "Error..." so I presume thats fine (or am i wrong that emerge would halt on all errors?) Any help appreciated as I am somewhat at a loss as to whats going on. thanks -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
