Re: [gentoo-user] use flag not used - why
On Tue, 2009-05-12 at 17:42 +0200, Helmut Jarausch wrote: Hi, I'm trying to emerge sci-visualization/paraview with a qt4 GUI. My /etc/portage/package.use contains sci-visualization/paraview examples qt4 threads python mpi but when I try to emerge it emerge -vp sci-visualization/paraview I get USE=examples mpi* python threads -doc -hdf5 (-qt4) Why doesn't it work? Per the emerge man page '()' means the USE flag is forced, masked, or removed. -a
Re: [gentoo-user] use flag not used - why
On Dienstag 12 Mai 2009, Helmut Jarausch wrote: Hi, I'm trying to emerge sci-visualization/paraview with a qt4 GUI. My /etc/portage/package.use contains sci-visualization/paraview examples qt4 threads python mpi but when I try to emerge it emerge -vp sci-visualization/paraview I get USE=examples mpi* python threads -doc -hdf5 (-qt4) Why doesn't it work? uname -a Linux numa-be 2.6.29-gentoo-r3 #2 SMP Wed May 6 21:02:49 CEST 2009 x86_64 AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux Many thanks for a hint, Helmut. sometimes certain useflags are masked - you can grep PORTDIR/profiles to see if that is your problem.
Re: [gentoo-user] use flag not used - why
On 12 May, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: On Dienstag 12 Mai 2009, Helmut Jarausch wrote: Hi, I'm trying to emerge sci-visualization/paraview with a qt4 GUI. My /etc/portage/package.use contains sci-visualization/paraview examples qt4 threads python mpi but when I try to emerge it emerge -vp sci-visualization/paraview I get USE=examples mpi* python threads -doc -hdf5 (-qt4) Why doesn't it work? uname -a Linux numa-be 2.6.29-gentoo-r3 #2 SMP Wed May 6 21:02:49 CEST 2009 x86_64 AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux Many thanks for a hint, Helmut. sometimes certain useflags are masked - you can grep PORTDIR/profiles to see if that is your problem. Many thanks (to Albert, as well). I didn't know about that. How can I revert that mask (in /etc/portage/package.mask ?) without editing /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/package.use.mask -- Helmut Jarausch Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik RWTH - Aachen University D 52056 Aachen, Germany
Re: [gentoo-user] use flag not used - why
On Tuesday 12 May 2009 19:06:23 Helmut Jarausch wrote: On 12 May, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: sometimes certain useflags are masked - you can grep PORTDIR/profiles to see if that is your problem. Many thanks (to Albert, as well). I didn't know about that. How can I revert that mask (in /etc/portage/package.mask ?) without editing /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/package.use.mask You shouldn't, because it is highly unlikely to work right now. Flags are masked on arches for sound technical reasons, they are not mere optional defaults. /var/portage/profiles/default/linux/package.use.mask has this to say: # Mask until Qt 4.4 works with this package, as we need to mask 4.3 # because of bug 248038. See also bug 243362. sci-visualization/paraview qt4 So there you have it. The devs disabled qt4 support because paraview does not work with the unmasked versions of qt4 in portage -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
Re: [gentoo-user] use flag not used - why
Alan McKinnon wrote: On Tuesday 12 May 2009 19:06:23 Helmut Jarausch wrote: On 12 May, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: sometimes certain useflags are masked - you can grep PORTDIR/profiles to see if that is your problem. Many thanks (to Albert, as well). I didn't know about that. How can I revert that mask (in /etc/portage/package.mask ?) without editing /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/package.use.mask You shouldn't, because it is highly unlikely to work right now. Flags are masked on arches for sound technical reasons, they are not mere optional defaults. /var/portage/profiles/default/linux/package.use.mask has this to say: # Mask until Qt 4.4 works with this package, as we need to mask 4.3 # because of bug 248038. See also bug 243362. sci-visualization/paraview qt4 So there you have it. The devs disabled qt4 support because paraview does not work with the unmasked versions of qt4 in portage Now you know he is going to want this even more since it is reported not to work. lol Curiosity you know will get him. If nothing else, he will want to know what it breaks. ;-) Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] use flag not used - why
On Tue, 12 May 2009 12:54:31 -0500, Dale wrote: How can I revert that mask (in /etc/portage/package.mask ?) without editing /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/package.use.mask So there you have it. The devs disabled qt4 support because paraview does not work with the unmasked versions of qt4 in portage Now you know he is going to want this even more since it is reported not to work. lol Curiosity you know will get him. If nothing else, he will want to know what it breaks. ;-) In that case, put sci-visualization/paraview -qt4 in /etc/postage/profile/package.use.mask and see for yourself how it breaks. -- Neil Bothwick We secretly replaced the dilithium with Folgers Crystals signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] use flag not used - why
On Tuesday 12 May 2009 19:54:31 Dale wrote: Now you know he is going to want this even more since it is reported not to work. lol Curiosity you know will get him. If nothing else, he will want to know what it breaks. ;-) Dale Even better is if he fixes it, reports the fix, supplies a patch, which goes upstream, his name appears in the Changelog (street cred) and the whole world benefits :-) -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
Re: [gentoo-user] use flag not used - why
Neil Bothwick wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2009 12:54:31 -0500, Dale wrote: How can I revert that mask (in /etc/portage/package.mask ?) without editing /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/package.use.mask So there you have it. The devs disabled qt4 support because paraview does not work with the unmasked versions of qt4 in portage Now you know he is going to want this even more since it is reported not to work. lol Curiosity you know will get him. If nothing else, he will want to know what it breaks. ;-) In that case, put sci-visualization/paraview -qt4 in /etc/postage/profile/package.use.mask and see for yourself how it breaks. Oh, I didn't say I would do that. I mostly run stable here. Heck, I have enough issues with stable packages. I still can't get the new xorg-server to work. Long story. Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] use flag not used - why
Alan McKinnon wrote: On Tuesday 12 May 2009 19:54:31 Dale wrote: Now you know he is going to want this even more since it is reported not to work. lol Curiosity you know will get him. If nothing else, he will want to know what it breaks. ;-) Dale Even better is if he fixes it, reports the fix, supplies a patch, which goes upstream, his name appears in the Changelog (street cred) and the whole world benefits :-) That would be nice, very nice. Let's see if he takes the bait. lol Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] use flag not used - why
On 12 May, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2009 12:54:31 -0500, Dale wrote: How can I revert that mask (in /etc/portage/package.mask ?) without editing /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/package.use.mask So there you have it. The devs disabled qt4 support because paraview does not work with the unmasked versions of qt4 in portage Now you know he is going to want this even more since it is reported not to work. lol Curiosity you know will get him. If nothing else, he will want to know what it breaks. ;-) In that case, put sci-visualization/paraview -qt4 in /etc/postage/profile/package.use.mask and see for yourself how it breaks. Thanks! I'd hoped it would perhaps work with qt-core-4.5.1 but it requires 4.3. Helmut. -- Helmut Jarausch Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik RWTH - Aachen University D 52056 Aachen, Germany
