[gentoo-user] chroot complain not able to find file/directory when it's actually there

2009-01-03 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello. Sorry for stupid newbie question: # cp /bin/sh /usr/local/bin/sh # chroot /usr/local /bin/sh chroot: cannot run command `/bin/sh': No such file or directory In theory it should work, right? This is the first time I run chroot not for rescuing a broken system (which means /dev/ and /proc/

[gentoo-user] limit maximum memory size of any process

2008-11-03 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello. In my daily us of computer any process that takes more than 50% of the memory (I read from top, not knowing if this is 50% of 384MB physical or 50% of having 800MB swap counted in) must have gone wrong, and usually drag performance down to such extent that killing it is impossible (because

Re: [gentoo-user] limit maximum memory size of any process

2008-11-03 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Matthias Bethke wrote: Hi Zhang, on Mon, Nov 03, 2008 at 06:24:00PM +0800, you wrote: I hope I can configure the system so that any process uses more than 50% of memory are automatically killed. first I was recommend to use ulimit by googling around. However this seems doesn't work even if I

Re: [gentoo-user] what can I do besides waiting or complaining about missing kompozer?

2008-10-26 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Matthias Krebs wrote: On Saturday 25 October 2008 10:37:48 Gildor Oronar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: maybe I am stupid but #layman -L output doesn't contain the word 'arcon' or 'Acron'. A google with keyword 'Arcon overlay' doesn't find instruction how to install it neither. Could it be

Re: [gentoo-user] strange block issue

2008-10-12 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Robert Bridge wrote: Try masking virtual/jre-1.6 Also, it might be worth checking if the jdictrayapi has be included in the Java 6 jdk, which would account for the block. You are right, I guess the software could not work with jre 1.5. I replaced my JRE 1.6 with JRE 1.5, but still hit a

[gentoo-user] strange block issue

2008-10-09 Thread Zhang Weiwu
I was told virtual/jre-1.6, a package that I do /not/ have installed, is blocking another package. How do I manage to install dev-java/jdictrayapi? Thanks for hints in advance! [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo emerge -av dev-java/jdictrayapi These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

[gentoo-user] how to use fonts installed in the printer

2008-10-03 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello. Years ago when I was using Windows there are several fonts always have a printer symbol with them, if I use these fonts, says the Windows manual, they are printed using the font installed in the printer. These fonts are usable in almost all applications, e.g. Word Pad (before was writer)

[gentoo-ppc-user] new world is a type of hardware or software?

2008-09-30 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Gentoo Linux on my iBook/G3) 1. backup my Linux 2. Install Mac OS 9 3. Install Mac OS X. It should help me to configure it as dual boot. while leave some empty space; 4. restore the Linux backup and run yaboot. Is this correct? Best regards Zhang Weiwu

Re: [gentoo-user] ftp server software which supports a control connection?

2008-09-07 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Neil Bothwick wrote: On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:45:12 +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I am monitoring ftp through a wireless LAN which max at 300KB/s, running X11-forwarding is not comfortable. running a desktop session on the server and run vnc seems overkill. What's wrong with looking at

Re: [gentoo-user] join two tab-separate-value files without join field

2008-05-24 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Etaoin Shrdlu wrote: On Saturday 24 May 2008, 12:08, Etaoin Shrdlu wrote: If my understanding is correct, then paste -d, file1 file2 If fields are separated by tabs instead of commas, then it's even easier: paste file1 file2 since paste will use tab as default delimiter. Hi. This

[gentoo-user] confused on join(1)

2008-05-24 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Dear all I am learning to use join to manage data processing easier. I got two data files, they should join on field No. 9. But such simple join doesn't work. The output of join is 0 bytes. Feel surprised I size down both file size to contain only two records. Still fail. $ join -t $'\t' -j 8 a

Re: [gentoo-user] confused on join(1)

2008-05-24 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Zhang Weiwu wrote: Dear all I am learning to use join to manage data processing easier. I got two data files, they should join on field No. 9. But such simple join doesn't work. The output of join is 0 bytes. Feel surprised I size down both file size to contain only two records. Still

[gentoo-user] join two tab-separate-value files without join field

2008-05-23 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hi. I got a datasheet from my colleague in MS Excel format and I intend to process that file with my awk/sed knowledge. The problem is: he sent me two Excel files each with 2134 records, in fact there should be only one excel file with 2134 rows and 295 columns, but MS Excel can only handle 256

[gentoo-user] to which package scrbook.cls belongs?

2008-05-06 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Thanks. The complete description of the issue is as follows: G. Milde's suggestion on solving my lyx problem: On 6.05.08, Zhang Weiwu wrote: error message in opening tutorial with lyx. The opened tutorial is not printable. see below: ... Warning: Document class not available

[SOLVED] Re: [gentoo-user] to which package scrbook.cls belongs?

2008-05-06 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Justin said: www.portagefilelist.de could answer these kinds of questions. But the package you are looking for is dev-texlive/texlive-latexrecommended-2007. Ian Hilt wrote: On Tue, 6 May 2008, Zhang Weiwu wrote: I need to install a package containing this file. to which package

[gentoo-user] some OSS software that enable me make call to traditional telephone by using Internet?

2008-03-22 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Dear all I wish to be able to make telephone call from Internet to Traditional telephone, like I did with skyp out. But I am using Linux on ppc, and skype did not release ppc binary. Is there a solution for people like me? I think if there are OSS solutions they are preferable because then it

[gentoo-user] equery shows lyx didn't depend on qt, and emerge shows the opposite

2008-03-13 Thread Zhang Weiwu
' to this message. Do a grep and 'qt' is not found in the output. So my question is: 1. Is it true lyx really depends on qt? How do I find out? 2. If lyx doesn't have to depend on qt, how can I install lyx and avoid qt being emerged? Thanks in advance! Best regards Zhang Weiwu

Re: [gentoo-user] simple web server with content negotiation feature

2008-01-27 Thread Zhang Weiwu
On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:20:10 +0100 Mick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 26 January 2008, Zhang Weiwu wrote: Hello all. I am looking for a web server for my static website in-developing projects. I just want the basic features and easy-to-configure. However what I mean basic looks

Re: [gentoo-user] kompozer and arphicfonts

2008-01-27 Thread Zhang Weiwu
On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:30:23 +0100 Zhang Le [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Zhang Weiwu wrote: | | Now I just switch back to Gentoo and discovered, well, I am not sure | but looks a bit lag behind on updating portage. I only noticed two | examples

[gentoo-user] simple web server with content negotiation feature

2008-01-26 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello all. I am looking for a web server for my static website in-developing projects. I just want the basic features and easy-to-configure. However what I mean basic looks a bit different than other people's. I wish it to be able to do content negotiation (a.k.a. a browser asks for my_mom and

[gentoo-user] kompozer and arphicfonts

2008-01-26 Thread Zhang Weiwu
I can compile these packages myself and I can contribut ebuilds when I got some free time (e.g. in the coming holiday). I am just a bit curious on how everything is generally going on in Portage. Zhang Weiwu -- Real Softservice Real Softservice Huateng Tower, Unit 1788 Jia 302 3rd area

[gentoo-user] VOIP solution?

2007-03-22 Thread Zhang Weiwu
. -- Zhang Weiwu Real Softservice http://www.realss.com +86 592 2091112 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] Re: VOIP solution?

2007-03-22 Thread Zhang Weiwu
于 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:40:08 +0100,deface写到: Your better off to use a VPN device to hold the connection across the 2 offices. If your connection is extremely crap; then you'll need to upgrade to a better service provider. As far as your windows vpn issue, the device is not hidden; you just

[gentoo-user] failed to install tinyERP: how to fix?

2007-03-19 Thread Zhang Weiwu
${TINYERP_USER} My modification doesn't seem to work, I run emerge --config again but still exactly the same error message. How do I proceed on? Any suggestions? Best Regards Zhang Weiwu -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] cups doesn't work (pstoraster crash)

2007-01-26 Thread Zhang Weiwu
://sdf.lonestar.org/0/users/weiwu/cups_errorlog Thanks a lot in advance! Zhang Weiwu Xiamen, China -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] no longer able to print to inkjets after upgarde cups

2006-12-29 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello. I was using GutenPrint 5.0.0, ghostscript-esp-8.15.3 and cups 1.1.23 on my Ultrasparc U5 (Gentoo 2006.0). After I upgraded cups to 1.2.6 the inkjets no longer work. Check cups' error log on 'debug' log level, it shows something went wrong with ghostscript-esp D [27/Dec/2006:00:54:47

[gentoo-user] backup tool for my Windows 98 desktop?

2006-09-02 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello. Most of our computers in the Office runs Linux, however we have to keep a Win98 desktop (dual-boot with Linux) so that we can test several software. This is a purely testbed machine that need regular re-install. e.g. once a month, because it's placed publically and breaks frequently. I am

[gentoo-user] VOIP solution for dump terminals?

2006-05-26 Thread Zhang Weiwu
. (a.k.a when you make a VOIP call, please use this shortcut to connect to your own X terminal with telnet and operate the VOIP software) -- Zhang Weiwu Real Softservice International business: http://www.realss.com International sales:0086 10 84606011 Inland business:http://www.realss.cn

[gentoo-user] tweak console (fb) color:

2006-04-12 Thread Zhang Weiwu
-- Zhang Weiwu CEO Real Softservice International business: http://www.realss.com International sales:0086 10 84606011 Inland business:http://www.realss.cn Inland sales call: 0086 592 2099987 Sent from Pine: http://www.washington.edu/pine/ -- gentoo-user

[gentoo-user] when will seamonkey be available in portage?

2006-02-28 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Just curious, everytime I don't know where to look for progress of the update of certain software, I think of this question: How can I know when certain package (seamonkey) is going to be added to the portage? -- Zhang Weiwu Real Softservice International business: http://www.realss.com

[gentoo-user] help me choose a sound recorder

2005-12-13 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello. I am looking forward to use a sound recorder to record my telephone calls. These telephone calls are business phone calls that used for business purpose and all phone calls on my line should be recorded. I am looking forward to have a sound recorder that is: 1 record sound and save as

Re: [gentoo-user] how to save ps file from OpenOffice writer?

2005-11-21 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Zac Medico wrote: Zhang Weiwu wrote: after a few test it looks obvious OO on gentoo suffer from the samiliar problem as oo on Windows (sorry to mension Windows again). On my gentoo there is only one printer installed on cups that is a LaserJet. Later I discovered all PS files I provided

Re: [gentoo-user] how to save ps file from OpenOffice writer?

2005-11-21 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Zhang Weiwu wrote: Zac Medico wrote: Zhang Weiwu wrote: after a few test it looks obvious OO on gentoo suffer from the samiliar problem as oo on Windows (sorry to mension Windows again). On my gentoo there is only one printer installed on cups that is a LaserJet. Later I discovered

Re: [gentoo-user] how to save ps file from OpenOffice writer?

2005-11-20 Thread Zhang Weiwu
W.Kenworthy wrote: Open the print dialog, tick the Print to file box and then print. A file save dialog pops up. It prints in ps format. OO has done it this way for years ... I just wish to further know if this PS file contains anything related to the printer, anything printer-specific.

Re: [gentoo-user] how to save ps file from OpenOffice writer?

2005-11-20 Thread Zhang Weiwu
W.Kenworthy wrote: This is a gentoo list - nobody here really cares what OO on windows does :) However, I produce pdf's all the time using standard tools from the linux OO generated postcript files and the doze users seem happy. The postscript is pretty standard it seems, my only beef is that

Re: [gentoo-user] Is it just me? Or everyone has this openoffice2 problem?

2005-11-05 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Richard Fish wrote: Zhang Weiwu wrote: It took me one day to emerge from source. I tried SEARCH_DIRS_MASK but that doesn't work for me. Yes, the SEARCH_DIRS_MASK is only for revdep-rebuild and for those who merged the binary package. You do not need it when merging from source

[gentoo-user] syntax colorful highlight printing tool?

2005-11-04 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello. I just tried enscript --color to print my php source. The result is simply no color: looks they don't have good color schema for php. I also had a look at a2ps and it doesn't even have a color option (or did I miss it?) How do you print your php source in color? -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org

[gentoo-user] Re: syntax colorful highlight printing tool?

2005-11-04 Thread Zhang Weiwu
, Zhang Weiwu wrote: Hello. I just tried enscript --color to print my php source. The result is simply no color: looks they don't have good color schema for php. I also had a look at a2ps and it doesn't even have a color option (or did I miss it?) How do you print your php source in color

[gentoo-user] Is it just me? Or everyone has this openoffice2 problem?

2005-11-03 Thread Zhang Weiwu
After successfully merged, it goes like this: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/lib/openoffice/program $ oowriter2 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/javaldx: error while loading shared libraries: libuno_sal.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin:

Re: [gentoo-user] Is it just me? Or everyone has this openoffice2 problem?

2005-11-03 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Richard Fish wrote: Zhang Weiwu wrote: After successfully merged, it goes like this: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/lib/openoffice/program $ oowriter2 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/javaldx: error while loading shared libraries: libuno_sal.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file

[gentoo-user] esp ghostscript?

2005-10-26 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello. I am using cups and later I installed ghostscript-afpl. And later, I bought a new printer and found later it's not working. By other people's suggestion, it seems that's because I should be using ghostscript-esp but I don't find this package on gentoo! I don't know why qpkg -f -I told me

[gentoo-user] [ot] PDF or PS format for daily use?

2005-10-24 Thread Zhang Weiwu
to PS file and carry it. But so far this is the only case I think I need PS format. If I only exported PDF format, can I still print a brochure? The difficulty in printing brochure is you have to make correct page order. -- Zhang Weiwu CEO Real Softservice International business: http

[gentoo-user] IPv6, now what?

2005-10-24 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello. I recently got an IPv6 address for my small server (or perhaps I recently got a lot of IPv6 address, I cannot tell) from my ISP. This is what I did in attempt to activate this address (all following exactly what is written on the ISP's manual) server root # ip addr add

Re: [gentoo-user] adding comment on pdf files?

2005-10-19 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Nick Rout wrote: On Wed, 2005-10-19 at 12:14 +0800, Zhang Weiwu wrote: Looks like if I wish to add comment to PDF files, the only thing I can do is to buy Acrobat. I don't mind buying one copy, but other people in the company will need it too, that's a lot of copies. Just come

Re: [gentoo-user] adding comment on pdf files?

2005-10-19 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Peter Gordon wrote: Zhang Weiwu said: Nick Rout wrote: What is wrong with acroread on linux? Ah, sorry, I wasn't considering Linux product = foss based on Linux, which is wrong of course. acroread is fine, gpdf fails. Have you tried evince? (part of GNOME 2.12) I quite

[gentoo-user] adding comment on pdf files?

2005-10-18 Thread Zhang Weiwu
are exported from Openoffice, another excellent opensource product. -- Zhang Weiwu CEO Real Softservice International business: http://www.realss.com International sales:0086 10 84606011 Inland business:http://www.realss.cn Inland sales call: 0086 592 2099987 -- gentoo-user

[gentoo-user] very slow updating portage?

2005-10-12 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello. Untill today I begin to realize I am using aibiword 2.2 and gnumeric 1.4.3 I think they should be at least half a year old, or one year old. Are packages updated not so frequently? I think it's not very hard to port them into gentoo (but I am no developer) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org

[gentoo-user] fontconfig question: mozilla and gnome behave differently?

2005-09-17 Thread Zhang Weiwu
(epiphany uses gecko), only the font that is encoded in Unicode will be used to display UTF-8 content? Is ShangHeiSun used exclusively because it is a unicode font? -- Zhang Weiwu Real Softservice International business: http://www.realss.com International sales:0086 10 84606011 Inland business

[gentoo-user] why I cannot compile gsview? don't have idea what is this error message?

2005-08-10 Thread Zhang Weiwu
bash-2.05b# emerge gsview Calculating dependencies ...done! emerge (1 of 1) app-text/gsview-4.6 to / !!! Security Violation: A file exists that is not in the manifest. !!! File: files/digest-gsview-4.5 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] confusing RE doesn't work in diff

2005-07-27 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Mariusz Pękala wrote: On 2005-07-25 17:50:37 +0800 (Mon, Jul), Zhang Weiwu wrote: My RE must be wrong but I can hardly successfully match a whole line like the below example: This works: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ egrep \b*\/[*].*[*]\/\b* Calendar.php /* $Id

[gentoo-user] [OT] confusing RE doesn't work in diff

2005-07-25 Thread Zhang Weiwu
My RE must be wrong but I can hardly successfully match a whole line like the below example: This works: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ egrep \b*\/[*].*[*]\/\b* Calendar.php /* $Id: class.boalarm.inc.php,v 1.1.1.1 2005/03/18 09:17:36 dawnlinux Exp $ */ /* $Id: class.boalarm.inc.php,v

Re: [gentoo-user] mozilla consume a lot of X resource and made our company in difficult situation

2005-07-07 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Forgot to mension the X-terminal server (X-client machine) is running Gentoo. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] logout a gnome session with commandline?

2005-06-23 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Raphael Melo de Oliveira Bastos Sales wrote: Hi Zhang, I don't know for sure if what I'm going to say is true, but I believe that if you kill the gnome-session process being run by your user, it will shutdown the Gnome session and all the apps that are child processes of it. It is a wild guess,

[gentoo-user] logout a gnome session with commandline?

2005-06-20 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello. I often remotely login to my other computer using XDMCP (run gdom, select XDMCP chooser...) but the connection could be broken for many reasons (connection down, or the host I am using gets down). The next time I login, it would prompt me something like you are logined in from another

[gentoo-user] access an FTP server in another locale

2005-05-15 Thread Zhang Weiwu
I always find difficulty that, my local host locale is set to UTF-8 but I need to access ftp servers with differnt locales, e.g. ISO8859-1 or GB18030 I use gftp and ncftp. Both tool does not provide proper locale conversion. Does anyone know any ftp client that could set server locale and do

Re: [gentoo-user] alternative arch?

2005-05-07 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Nick Rout wrote: I know nothing about the performance of the ppc machines mentioned in this GWN, I will leave it to you to investigate. http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gwn/20041129-newsletter.xml With your help and googling around, I found this price list:

Re: [gentoo-user] alternative arch?

2005-05-07 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Zhang Weiwu wrote: Nick Rout wrote: I know nothing about the performance of the ppc machines mentioned in this GWN, I will leave it to you to investigate. http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gwn/20041129-newsletter.xml Quote from the above article: According to Genesi, the PowerPC-based ODW offers