[gentoo-user] Re: Moving the portage tree to /var
Mike Gilbert flop...@gentoo.org wrote: I'm not sure if the portage team has decided what to do long-term. The long-term plans are to drop PORTDIR and PORTDIR_OVERLAY completely, the reason being that it is not flexible enough: With repos.conf you can specify details for every repository, you are not even forced to have a *single* major repository (AFAIK, this is called mix-ins in some other package managers), etc.
[gentoo-user] Building media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1 failed
After today's # emerge-webrsyc # emerge --update --deep --with-bdeps=y --newuse --backtrack=90 --ask world failed with the following message: These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild U ] media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1 [2.5] USE=threads%* ABI_X86=(64%*) (-32) (-x32) [ebuild U ] net-misc/wget-1.16 [1.14] [ebuild U ] media-gfx/imagemagick-6.8.9.9 [6.8.8.10-r1] Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] y ... Verifying ebuild manifests Emerging (1 of 3) media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1 * Fetching files in the background. To view fetch progress, run * `tail -f /var/log/emerge-fetch.log` in another terminal. * lcms2-2.6.tar.gz SHA256 SHA512 WHIRLPOOL size ;-) ... [ ok ] Unpacking source... Unpacking lcms2-2.6.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1/work Source unpacked in /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1/work Preparing source in /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1/work/lcms2-2.6 ... * Applying lcms-2.6-cve-2014-0459.patch ... [ ok ] * Running elibtoolize in: lcms2-2.6/ * Applying portage/1.2.0 patch ... * Applying sed/1.5.6 patch ... * Applying as-needed/2.2.6 patch ... * Applying target-nm/2.4.2 patch ... Source prepared. Configuring source in /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1/work/lcms2-2.6 ... * abi_x86_64.amd64: running multilib-minimal_abi_src_configure Working in BUILD_DIR: /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1/work/lcms2-2.6-abi_x86_64.amd64 * econf: updating lcms2-2.6/config.guess with /usr/share/gnuconfig/config.guess * econf: updating lcms2-2.6/config.sub with /usr/share/gnuconfig/config.sub /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1/work/lcms2-2.6/configure --prefix=/usr --build=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var/lib --libdir=/usr/lib64 --disable-dependency-tracking --docdir=/usr/share/doc/lcms-2.6-r1 --enable-shared --disable-static --with-jpeg --with-tiff --with-zlib --with-threads checking build system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu checking host system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking for style of include used by make... GNU checking for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc checking whether the C compiler works... no configure: error: in `/var/tmp/portage/media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1/work/lcms2-2.6-abi_x86_64.amd64': configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details !!! Please attach the following file when seeking support: !!! /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1/work/lcms2-2.6-abi_x86_64.amd64/config.log * ERROR: media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1::gentoo failed (configure phase): * econf failed * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 93: Called src_configure *environment, line 3458: Called autotools-multilib_src_configure *environment, line 581: Called multilib-minimal_src_configure *environment, line 2677: Called multilib_parallel_foreach_abi 'multilib-minimal_abi_src_configure' *environment, line 2983: Called multibuild_parallel_foreach_variant '_multilib_multibuild_wrapper' 'multilib-minimal_abi_src_configure' *environment, line 2570: Called multibuild_foreach_variant '_multibuild_parallel' '_multilib_multibuild_wrapper' 'multilib-minimal_abi_src_configure' *environment, line 2513: Called _multibuild_run '_multibuild_parallel' '_multilib_multibuild_wrapper' 'multilib-minimal_abi_src_configure' *environment, line 2511: Called _multibuild_parallel '_multilib_multibuild_wrapper' 'multilib-minimal_abi_src_configure' *environment, line 2561: Called _multilib_multibuild_wrapper 'multilib-minimal_abi_src_configure' *environment, line 546: Called multilib-minimal_abi_src_configure *environment, line 2671: Called multilib_src_configure *environment, line 3104: Called autotools-utils_src_configure *environment, line 622: Called econf '--docdir=/usr/share/doc/lcms-2.6-r1' '--enable-shared' '--disable-static' '--with-jpeg' '--with-tiff' '--with-zlib' '--with-threads' * phase-helpers.sh, line 584: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * die econf failed * * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1::gentoo'`, * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1::gentoo'`.
[gentoo-user] cookie_monster
Ok, So looking at ~/.mozilla/seamonkey/dir/ I see these cookies files: cookies.sqlite cookies.sqlite-shm cookies.sqlite-wal But the are sqlite files. So I need a gui tool to view them as to discern logical understanding of what exactly they are and which do delete or intelligently pre_filter. [1,2] Any suggestions in portage or as a seamonkey add-on would be keen. I run no-scipts but I think I need more to keep the cookie_monster under control? suggesions? I also use firefox, just not as much. James [1] http://sourceforge.net/projects/sqlitebrowser/ [2] https://www.bestvpn.com/blog/8177/super-cookies-flash-cookies/
Re: [gentoo-user] Building media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1 failed
On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 6:05 PM, Gevisz gev...@gmail.com wrote: After today's # emerge-webrsyc # emerge --update --deep --with-bdeps=y --newuse --backtrack=90 --ask world failed with the following message: These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild U ] media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1 [2.5] USE=threads%* ABI_X86=(64%*) (-32) (-x32) [ebuild U ] net-misc/wget-1.16 [1.14] [ebuild U ] media-gfx/imagemagick-6.8.9.9 [6.8.8.10-r1] Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] y ... Verifying ebuild manifests Emerging (1 of 3) media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1 * Fetching files in the background. To view fetch progress, run * `tail -f /var/log/emerge-fetch.log` in another terminal. * lcms2-2.6.tar.gz SHA256 SHA512 WHIRLPOOL size ;-) ... [ ok ] Unpacking source... Unpacking lcms2-2.6.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1/work Source unpacked in /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1/work Preparing source in /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1/work/lcms2-2.6 ... * Applying lcms-2.6-cve-2014-0459.patch ... [ ok ] * Running elibtoolize in: lcms2-2.6/ * Applying portage/1.2.0 patch ... * Applying sed/1.5.6 patch ... * Applying as-needed/2.2.6 patch ... * Applying target-nm/2.4.2 patch ... Source prepared. Configuring source in /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1/work/lcms2-2.6 ... * abi_x86_64.amd64: running multilib-minimal_abi_src_configure Working in BUILD_DIR: /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1/work/lcms2-2.6-abi_x86_64.amd64 * econf: updating lcms2-2.6/config.guess with /usr/share/gnuconfig/config.guess * econf: updating lcms2-2.6/config.sub with /usr/share/gnuconfig/config.sub /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1/work/lcms2-2.6/configure --prefix=/usr --build=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var/lib --libdir=/usr/lib64 --disable-dependency-tracking --docdir=/usr/share/doc/lcms-2.6-r1 --enable-shared --disable-static --with-jpeg --with-tiff --with-zlib --with-threads checking build system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu checking host system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking for style of include used by make... GNU checking for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc checking whether the C compiler works... no configure: error: in `/var/tmp/portage/media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1/work/lcms2-2.6-abi_x86_64.amd64': configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details !!! Please attach the following file when seeking support: !!! /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1/work/lcms2-2.6-abi_x86_64.amd64/config.log * ERROR: media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1::gentoo failed (configure phase): * econf failed * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 93: Called src_configure *environment, line 3458: Called autotools-multilib_src_configure *environment, line 581: Called multilib-minimal_src_configure *environment, line 2677: Called multilib_parallel_foreach_abi 'multilib-minimal_abi_src_configure' *environment, line 2983: Called multibuild_parallel_foreach_variant '_multilib_multibuild_wrapper' 'multilib-minimal_abi_src_configure' *environment, line 2570: Called multibuild_foreach_variant '_multibuild_parallel' '_multilib_multibuild_wrapper' 'multilib-minimal_abi_src_configure' *environment, line 2513: Called _multibuild_run '_multibuild_parallel' '_multilib_multibuild_wrapper' 'multilib-minimal_abi_src_configure' *environment, line 2511: Called _multibuild_parallel '_multilib_multibuild_wrapper' 'multilib-minimal_abi_src_configure' *environment, line 2561: Called _multilib_multibuild_wrapper 'multilib-minimal_abi_src_configure' *environment, line 546: Called multilib-minimal_abi_src_configure *environment, line 2671: Called multilib_src_configure *environment, line 3104: Called autotools-utils_src_configure *environment, line 622: Called econf '--docdir=/usr/share/doc/lcms-2.6-r1' '--enable-shared' '--disable-static' '--with-jpeg' '--with-tiff' '--with-zlib' '--with-threads' * phase-helpers.sh, line 584: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * die econf failed * * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info
Re: [gentoo-user] alternative kernels
On Oct 27, 2014, at 3:54, waben...@gmail.com wrote: Am Sonntag, 26.10.2014 um 21:35 schrieb Alec Ten Harmsel a...@alectenharmsel.com: On 10/26/2014 07:41 PM, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: Keep it up, my dear Volker. You are really good for a few laughs. No. Neither of you should keep it up. You made a small comment about systemd being so fast that rebooting doesn't matter. I tried to downplay that by stating that my laptop is so old it doesn't matter, trying to steer the discussion away from systemd. Nonetheless, a systemd flame war was started anyways. I have not been on this mailing list for long, and I'm far from a long-time user of Gentoo, but both of you guys need to give it a rest. I'm extremely tired of it. I'm one of the youngest users on this list; if anyone is flaming, it should be me - the young still-in-college hotshot who thinks he knows everything. Alec +1 +1
Re: [gentoo-user] Building media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1 failed
On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:25:20 +0200 Alexander Kapshuk alexander.kaps...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 6:05 PM, Gevisz gev...@gmail.com wrote: After today's # emerge-webrsyc # emerge --update --deep --with-bdeps=y --newuse --backtrack=90 --ask world failed with the following message: These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild U ] media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1 [2.5] USE=threads%* ABI_X86=(64%*) (-32) (-x32) [ebuild U ] net-misc/wget-1.16 [1.14] [ebuild U ] media-gfx/imagemagick-6.8.9.9 [6.8.8.10-r1] skipped I think that something may be wrong with sys-devel/gcc-4.8.3 as my problems begun when I have updated it from sys-devel/gcc-4.7.3-r1 this Monday. Namely, just after this only update, # emerge @preserved-rebuild failed to rebuild app-text/pdftk-1.44 that was not updated that time and built well with sys-devel/gcc-4.7.3-r1. Then I recalled that to build app-text/pdftk I had to add gcj use flag to sys-devel/gcc. So, as I am not fond of Java, I just unmerged app-text/pdftk. Bu now it seems that I had to unmerge media-libs/lcms and all packages that depend on it. May be it would be easier to unmerge sys-devel/gcc-4.8.3 and return back to sys-devel/gcc-4.7.3-r1 but I do not know how to do it properly. Did you remember to run 'gcc-config -f 1' after updating gcc as root? No, I did not remember to run 'gcc-config -f 1' because I never knew that it should be done and no portage message advised me to do so. `man gcc' or `man gcc-config' also report that there is no manual on these packets. Gentoo's Upgrading GCC wiki also says nothing about this command... What's the output of 'gcc-config -l'? # gcc-config -l * gcc-config: Active gcc profile is invalid! [1] x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-4.8.3 Nice! Ok, trying # gcc-config -f 1 * Switching native-compiler to x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-4.8.3 ... Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache... [ ok ] * If you intend to use the gcc from the new profile in an already * running shell, please remember to do: * . /etc/profile What exactly shall I remember to do? Ok, # gcc-config -l [1] x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-4.8.3 * Now # emerge --update --deep --with-bdeps=y --newuse --backtrack=90 --ask world emerges all three above packages. Trying to emerge pdftk. Done. Ok. Thank you. But why there was no hint about it after updating gcc? Well, there was a reference to Gentoo's Upgrading GCC wiki but nothing more...
Re: [gentoo-user] Building media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1 failed
On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 1:10 PM, Gevisz gev...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:25:20 +0200 Alexander Kapshuk
alexander.kaps...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 6:05 PM, Gevisz gev...@gmail.com wrote:
After today's # emerge-webrsyc
# emerge --update --deep --with-bdeps=y --newuse --backtrack=90 --ask world
failed with the following message:
These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild U ] media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1 [2.5] USE=threads%*
ABI_X86=(64%*) (-32) (-x32)
[ebuild U ] net-misc/wget-1.16 [1.14]
[ebuild U ] media-gfx/imagemagick-6.8.9.9 [6.8.8.10-r1]
skipped
I think that something may be wrong with sys-devel/gcc-4.8.3 as my
problems begun when
I have updated it from sys-devel/gcc-4.7.3-r1 this Monday. Namely, just
after this only
update, # emerge @preserved-rebuild
failed to rebuild app-text/pdftk-1.44 that was not updated that time and
built well with
sys-devel/gcc-4.7.3-r1. Then I recalled that to build app-text/pdftk I had
to add gcj use
flag to sys-devel/gcc. So, as I am not fond of Java, I just unmerged
app-text/pdftk.
Bu now it seems that I had to unmerge media-libs/lcms and all packages
that depend on it.
May be it would be easier to unmerge sys-devel/gcc-4.8.3 and return back to
sys-devel/gcc-4.7.3-r1 but I do not know how to do it properly.
Did you remember to run 'gcc-config -f 1' after updating gcc as root?
No, I did not remember to run 'gcc-config -f 1' because I never knew that it
should be done
and no portage message advised me to do so. `man gcc' or `man gcc-config'
also report that
there is no manual on these packets. Gentoo's Upgrading GCC wiki also says
nothing about
this command...
What's the output of 'gcc-config -l'?
# gcc-config -l
* gcc-config: Active gcc profile is invalid!
[1] x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-4.8.3
Nice!
Ok, trying # gcc-config -f 1
* Switching native-compiler to x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-4.8.3 ...
Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache...
[ ok ]
* If you intend to use the gcc from the new profile in an already
* running shell, please remember to do:
* . /etc/profile
What exactly shall I remember to do?
Ok, # gcc-config -l
[1] x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-4.8.3 *
Now # emerge --update --deep --with-bdeps=y --newuse --backtrack=90 --ask
world
emerges all three above packages.
Trying to emerge pdftk. Done.
Ok. Thank you. But why there was no hint about it after updating gcc?
Well, there was a reference to Gentoo's Upgrading GCC wiki
but nothing more...
From the toolchain eclass[1]:
# if we're installing a genuinely different compiler version,
# we should probably tell the user -how- to switch to the new
# gcc version, since we're not going to do it for him/her.
# We don't want to switch from say gcc-3.3 to gcc-3.4 right in
# the middle of an emerge operation (like an 'emerge -e world'
# which could install multiple gcc versions).
# Only warn if we're installing a pkg as we might be called from
# the pkg_{pre,post}rm steps. #446830
if [[ ${EBUILD_PHASE} == *inst ]] ; then
einfo The current gcc config appears valid, so it will not be
einfo automatically switched for you. If you would like to
einfo switch to the newly installed gcc version, do the
einfo following:
echo
einfo gcc-config ${CTARGET}-${GCC_CONFIG_VER}
einfo source /etc/profile
echo
fi
This gets printed if you genuinely install a different compiler
version. If it didn't, it is a bug and should be reported.
Regards.
[1]
http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/eclass/toolchain.eclass?view=markup
--
Canek Peláez Valdés
Profesor de asignatura, Facultad de Ciencias
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Re: [gentoo-user] Building media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1 failed
On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:19:54 -0600 Canek Peláez Valdés can...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 1:10 PM, Gevisz gev...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:25:20 +0200 Alexander Kapshuk
alexander.kaps...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 6:05 PM, Gevisz gev...@gmail.com wrote:
After today's # emerge-webrsyc
# emerge --update --deep --with-bdeps=y --newuse --backtrack=90 --ask
world
failed with the following message:
These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild U ] media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1 [2.5] USE=threads%*
ABI_X86=(64%*) (-32) (-x32)
[ebuild U ] net-misc/wget-1.16 [1.14]
[ebuild U ] media-gfx/imagemagick-6.8.9.9 [6.8.8.10-r1]
skipped
I think that something may be wrong with sys-devel/gcc-4.8.3 as my
problems begun when
I have updated it from sys-devel/gcc-4.7.3-r1 this Monday. Namely, just
after this only
update, # emerge @preserved-rebuild
failed to rebuild app-text/pdftk-1.44 that was not updated that time and
built well with
sys-devel/gcc-4.7.3-r1. Then I recalled that to build app-text/pdftk I
had to add gcj use
flag to sys-devel/gcc. So, as I am not fond of Java, I just unmerged
app-text/pdftk.
Bu now it seems that I had to unmerge media-libs/lcms and all packages
that depend on it.
May be it would be easier to unmerge sys-devel/gcc-4.8.3 and return back
to
sys-devel/gcc-4.7.3-r1 but I do not know how to do it properly.
Did you remember to run 'gcc-config -f 1' after updating gcc as root?
No, I did not remember to run 'gcc-config -f 1' because I never knew that
it should be done
and no portage message advised me to do so. `man gcc' or `man gcc-config'
also report that
there is no manual on these packets. Gentoo's Upgrading GCC wiki also says
nothing about
this command...
What's the output of 'gcc-config -l'?
# gcc-config -l
* gcc-config: Active gcc profile is invalid!
[1] x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-4.8.3
Nice!
Ok, trying # gcc-config -f 1
* Switching native-compiler to x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-4.8.3 ...
Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache...
[ ok ]
* If you intend to use the gcc from the new profile in an already
* running shell, please remember to do:
* . /etc/profile
What exactly shall I remember to do?
Ok, # gcc-config -l
[1] x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-4.8.3 *
Now # emerge --update --deep --with-bdeps=y --newuse --backtrack=90 --ask
world
emerges all three above packages.
Trying to emerge pdftk. Done.
Ok. Thank you. But why there was no hint about it after updating gcc?
Well, there was a reference to Gentoo's Upgrading GCC wiki
but nothing more...
From the toolchain eclass[1]:
# if we're installing a genuinely different compiler version,
# we should probably tell the user -how- to switch to the new
# gcc version, since we're not going to do it for him/her.
# We don't want to switch from say gcc-3.3 to gcc-3.4 right in
# the middle of an emerge operation (like an 'emerge -e world'
# which could install multiple gcc versions).
# Only warn if we're installing a pkg as we might be called from
# the pkg_{pre,post}rm steps. #446830
if [[ ${EBUILD_PHASE} == *inst ]] ; then
einfo The current gcc config appears valid, so it will not be
einfo automatically switched for you. If you would like to
einfo switch to the newly installed gcc version, do the
einfo following:
echo
einfo gcc-config ${CTARGET}-${GCC_CONFIG_VER}
einfo source /etc/profile
echo
fi
This gets printed if you genuinely install a different compiler
version. If it didn't, it is a bug and should be reported.
Thank you for replying to this thread.
I have just checked and found out that, after upgrading my gcc
from version gcc-4.7.3-r1 to version 4.8.3, I got the following
message:
Installing (1 of 1) sys-devel/gcc-4.8.3
* The current gcc config appears valid, so it will not be
* automatically switched for you. If you would like to
* switch to the newly installed gcc version, do the
* following:
* gcc-config x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-4.8.3
* source /etc/profile
* Switching native-compiler to x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-4.7.3 ... Regenerating
/etc/ld.so.cache...
[ ok ]
* If you have issues with packages unable to locate libstdc++.la,
* then try running 'fix_libtool_files.sh' on the old gcc versions.
* You might want to review the GCC upgrade guide when moving between
* major versions (like 4.2 to 4.3):
* http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gcc-upgrading.xml
* Messages for package sys-devel/gcc-4.8.3:
* If you have issues with packages unable to locate libstdc++.la,
* then try running 'fix_libtool_files.sh' on the old gcc versions.
* You might
Re: [gentoo-user] kernel 3.17.0
On Friday 24 October 2014 7:22:24 AM Rich Freeman wrote: On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 11:53 PM, Fernando Rodriguez frodriguez.develo...@outlook.com wrote: On Monday 20 October 2014 10:59:52 AM Michael Mattes wrote: And that is because of the additional features? :-D I've had issues with the additional features too. Some of the USB serial devices don't get detected. But this is fixed by disabling the Gentoo specific options. I may be wrong but I think they're just configuration patches, not the actual kernel sources. I do use the vanilla kernel because at one point I needed features from a version that wasn't yet on portage. How long ago was this? It looks like gentoo-sources just tracks the stable kernel, and so does vanilla-sources. If you want mainline you need git-sources, assuming you aren't just pulling them from git yourself (an option you of-course have with vanilla too). The config items in the gentoo-sources are really just master switches to turn on everything needed by openrc/systemd/etc - they're conveniences just like meta-packages in portage. Now, gentoo-sources DOES include additional patches, and some of them are features. It is of course entirely possible that they could cause problems, but I imagine that they're selected fairly carefully. The general philosophy mixed with some very dated info can be found at: http://dev.gentoo.org/~mpagano/genpatches/ -- Rich Not that long ago maybe 2-3 months, it may be very close behind upstream but at that time it was. It is the master switch that still causes the USB problem for me. I don't know exactly how that works but none of the usb serial drivers in the kernel have my device id hardcoded on the devices table, if I add it to some of the drivers and recompile they get detected but work only if I use file IO system calls to communicate with it. If I just disable the gentoo master switches it works out of the box with any application. Everything else that I need works fine with the switch disabled. -- Fernando Rodriguez frodriguez.develo...@outlook.com
Re: [gentoo-user] i965 (Valley View) video acceleration
[...] Are all the smart people switching from mplayer to mplayer2? [...] FWIW, I switched to mpv after using mplayer2 for a while. And it supports VAAPI? I think I'm in love. Be sure to USE=lua to get the On Screen Controller. - Grant
Re: [gentoo-user] cookie_monster
On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 04:45:56PM +, James wrote So looking at ~/.mozilla/seamonkey/dir/ I see these cookies files: cookies.sqlite cookies.sqlite-shm cookies.sqlite-wal But the are sqlite files. So I need a gui tool to view them as to discern logical understanding of what exactly they are and which do delete or intelligently pre_filter. [1,2] Any suggestions in portage or as a seamonkey add-on would be keen. I run no-scipts but I think I need more to keep the cookie_monster under control? suggesions? I also use firefox, just not as much. Sqlite is a database format. You might already have sqlite (the executable) installed, depending on the value of the system-sqlite USE flag. If so, you can pound away at it manually. Or you can always... emerge sqlite If you want a GUI rather than command-line, try https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sqlite-manager/ You also mentioned flash cookies in passing. They're a totally different animal. They're files that reside in directories ~/.adobe and ~/.macromedia. The way to kill them is to remove the directories and create dummy files with the same names, so that Flash can't create the directories. Here's a short script... #!/bin/bash rm -rf ~/.adobe touch ~/.adobe rm -rf ~/.macromedia touch ~/.macromedia The only problem is that certain sites won't play videos without those directories being present (e.g. video highlights at http://nhl.com ). I handle them with the following script... #!/bin/bash rm -rf ~/.adobe rm -rf ~/.macromedia sleep 20 rm -rf ~/.adobe touch ~/.adobe rm -rf ~/.macromedia touch ~/.macromedia I launch the script from a terminal, and then immediately click on the video link in my browser. This gets the videos going, and keeps them going until they finish. -- Walter Dnes waltd...@waltdnes.org I don't run desktop environments; I run useful applications
