[gentoo-user] Java and glsa-check

2009-10-20 Thread William Kenworthy
I have multiple systems affected by this: moriah ~ # glsa-check -p affected Checking GLSA 200804-20 The following updates will be performed for this GLSA: For the following packages, no upgrade path exists: dev-java/sun-jdk-1.5.0.20moriah ~ # Yet 1.5.0.20 is supposed to be unaffected. Is

Re: [gentoo-user] Anyone have experience with Acer netbooks ?

2009-10-20 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Tuesday 20 October 2009 05:59:07 Philip Webb wrote: Does anyone know how far it's feasible to compile pkgs on a desktop -- I have a powerful machine with upto-date Gentoo for everyday use -- , then copy the results via USB stick into a netbook ? Trawl the archives over the last 60 months

Re: [gentoo-user] Anyone have experience with Acer netbooks ?

2009-10-20 Thread Philip Webb
091020 Alan McKinnon wrote: On Tuesday 20 October 2009 05:59:07 Philip Webb wrote: Does anyone know how far it's feasible to compile pkgs on a desktop -- I have a powerful machine with upto-date Gentoo for everyday use -- , then copy the results via USB stick into a netbook ? Trawl the

[gentoo-user] Dispatch-conf and vimdiff

2009-10-20 Thread Paul Ezvan
Hi all, since recent ~x86 updates (maybe the latest vim update) vimdiff doesn't work well with dispatch-conf. It opens 4 buffers and then stops because of an error. It seems that the configuration I found on the wiki doesn't work anymore. This is the config line : merge=vimdiff -c \'saveas

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:52:47 +0100, Mick wrote: Could it be that all this is caused by KDE-4.3 going stable? Perhaps I should now bite the bullet unmerge all my KDE-3.5 packages and start a mammoth emerge of KDE-4 ? That could be the case, so either install KDE4 or mask it. -- Neil

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Alex Schuster
Mick writes: Could it be that all this is caused by KDE-4.3 going stable? Perhaps I should now bite the bullet unmerge all my KDE-3.5 packages and start a mammoth emerge of KDE-4 ? Uh, I am running KDE 4 for half a year now, but it still lacks stability. I still like it, and I can live

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Mick
2009/10/20 Alex Schuster wo...@wonkology.org: Mick writes: Could it be that all this is caused by KDE-4.3 going stable?  Perhaps I  should now bite the bullet unmerge all my KDE-3.5 packages and start a  mammoth emerge of KDE-4 ? Uh, I am running KDE 4 for half a year now, but it still

Re: [gentoo-user] Anyone have experience with Acer netbooks ?

2009-10-20 Thread Albert Hopkins
If anyone plans to try running Gentoo on the Nokia Desklet 3G I'd be interested in talking with you. -a

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Alex Schuster
Mick writes: 2009/10/20 Alex Schuster wo...@wonkology.org: I really, really depend on Kmail and to some extent on Konqueror (fish, webdav and also as a file manager). This is an old laptop overdue for replacement - so could hold onto KDE3.5 with this one and jump straight into KDE4 when I

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Mick
2009/10/20 Alex Schuster wo...@wonkology.org: Mick writes: 2009/10/20 Alex Schuster wo...@wonkology.org: I really, really depend on Kmail and to some extent on Konqueror (fish, webdav and also as a file manager).  This is an old laptop overdue for replacement - so could hold onto KDE3.5

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Tuesday 20 October 2009 13:00:04 Mick wrote: I really, really depend on Kmail and to some extent on Konqueror (fish, webdav and also as a file manager). This is an old laptop overdue for replacement - so could hold onto KDE3.5 with this one and jump straight into KDE4 when I buy a new

[gentoo-user] xorg-server-1.6: Window Maker received signal 6

2009-10-20 Thread Valmor de Almeida
Hello, I recently upgraded to xorg-server-1.6.3.901-r2 (gcc-4.3.4); followed all info on gentoo web site. Window Maker does not start; it pops up an error window: Window Maker received signal 6. I think the X server is running okay. I have re emerged windowmaker-0.92.0-r7 but the problem

Re: [gentoo-user] Anyone have experience with Acer netbooks ?

2009-10-20 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Tuesday 20 October 2009 11:05:37 Philip Webb wrote: 091020 Alan McKinnon wrote: On Tuesday 20 October 2009 05:59:07 Philip Webb wrote: Does anyone know how far it's feasible to compile pkgs on a desktop -- I have a powerful machine with upto-date Gentoo for everyday use -- , then copy

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Mick
2009/10/20 Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com: On Tuesday 20 October 2009 13:00:04 Mick wrote: I really, really depend on Kmail and to some extent on Konqueror (fish, webdav and also as a file manager).  This is an old laptop overdue for replacement - so could hold onto KDE3.5 with this one

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Alex Schuster
Alan McKinnon writes: KMail is fine on 4.3.2. I had issues with it randomly crashing when I moved mails around, but that seems to have been sorted with the latest version. I also had some problems, when moving some thousands of IMAP mails, but I also had this with 3.5. I am using

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Alex Schuster
Mick writes: I have removed pambase from world (how did that end up in there?) and rebuilt PyQt4 with sql and webkit, as well as net-libs/libgadu with threads that came up when I tried to run update world. Now I have a lorry load of KDE4 packages wanting to be installed: 238 packages (3

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Mick
2009/10/20 Alex Schuster wo...@wonkology.org: Mick writes: I have removed pambase from world (how did that end up in there?) and rebuilt PyQt4 with sql and webkit, as well as net-libs/libgadu with threads that came up when I tried to run update world.  Now I have a lorry load of KDE4

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Dienstag 20 Oktober 2009 15:30:03 schrieb Alan McKinnon: Konqueror - well now, that's a different story: - web shortcuts (gg: wp: etc) do not work. At all. Period. Works fine here. Period ;-) - fish:// does not work Dito. 4.3.2, though. Bye... Dirk signature.asc

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Tuesday 20 October 2009 15:44:07 Mick wrote: I will probably have to face this sooner rather than later. What's the best way to do this? Uninstall everything from KDE3.5 and then launch into this KDE4 upgrade marathon, or just emerge KDE4 in new slots? KDE:3 and KDE:4 happily co-exist

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Dienstag 20 Oktober 2009 15:59:08 schrieb Alex Schuster: Mick writes: I will probably have to face this sooner rather than later. What's the best way to do this? Uninstall *everything* from KDE3.5 and then launch into this KDE4 upgrade marathon, or just emerge KDE4 in new slots?

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Mick
2009/10/20 Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com: On Tuesday 20 October 2009 15:44:07 Mick wrote: I will probably have to face this sooner rather than later.  What's the best way to do this?  Uninstall everything from KDE3.5 and then launch into this KDE4 upgrade marathon, or just emerge KDE4

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Tuesday 20 October 2009 15:48:41 Alex Schuster wrote: Alan McKinnon writes: Konqueror - well now, that's a different story: - web shortcuts (gg: wp: etc) do not work. At all. Period. They do here. I have configured them to have a blank as separator instead of the colon, maybe

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Tuesday 20 October 2009 16:04:38 Dirk Heinrichs wrote: Am Dienstag 20 Oktober 2009 15:59:08 schrieb Alex Schuster: Mick writes: I will probably have to face this sooner rather than later. What's the best way to do this? Uninstall *everything* from KDE3.5 and then launch into this

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:07:23 +0100, Mick wrote: emerge: there are no ebuilds built with USE flags to satisfy =dev-libs/soprano-2.3.0[clucene,dbus,raptor,java]. !!! One of the following packages is required to complete your request: - dev-libs/soprano-2.3.1 (Change USE: +java) (dependency

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Tuesday 20 October 2009 16:07:23 Mick wrote: 2009/10/20 Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com: On Tuesday 20 October 2009 15:44:07 Mick wrote: I will probably have to face this sooner rather than later. What's the best way to do this? Uninstall everything from KDE3.5 and then launch

Re: [gentoo-user] How to build vmware-modules for kernel 2.6.30

2009-10-20 Thread Paul Hartman
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 12:21 AM, Jim Cunning jcunn...@cunning.ods.org wrote: I upgraded to kernel 2.6.30 and now cannot build the vmware kernel- modules-1.0.0.15-r2 that I need for vmware-workstation-5.5.9. I've seen references on google searches that kernel-modules-1.0.0.25 will work for

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:09:33 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: USE=kdeprefix is not supported under any circumstances and has not effect on KDE:3.5 at all The only time you need it, and you'll have to unmask the flag to do so, is if you are using two different KDE4 slots, like 4.3 and 4.2. --

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Mick
2009/10/20 Neil Bothwick n...@digimed.co.uk: On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:07:23 +0100, Mick wrote: emerge: there are no ebuilds built with USE flags to satisfy =dev-libs/soprano-2.3.0[clucene,dbus,raptor,java]. !!! One of the following packages is required to complete your request: -

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Mick
2009/10/20 Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com: 2009/10/20 Neil Bothwick n...@digimed.co.uk: On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:07:23 +0100, Mick wrote: emerge: there are no ebuilds built with USE flags to satisfy =dev-libs/soprano-2.3.0[clucene,dbus,raptor,java]. !!! One of the following packages is

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:15:20 +0100, Mick wrote: I don't really need a vnc server on this machine. I also don't need games and I prefer GRUB to LILO. So why is KDE4 springing all these goodies onto me? How should I tell it not to? Use the --tree option with emerge to see what is bringing

[gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Remy Blank
Neil Bothwick wrote: The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was. Yes, oooh yes... :-) -- Remy signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

2009-10-20 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Dienstag 20 Oktober 2009 16:14:56 schrieb Neil Bothwick: On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:09:33 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: USE=kdeprefix is not supported under any circumstances and has not effect on KDE:3.5 at all The only time you need it, and you'll have to unmask the flag to do so, is if

[gentoo-user] Two taskbar panels after upgrade to KDE 4

2009-10-20 Thread Thorsten Kampe
Hi, I just upgraded from KDE 3.5.10 to KDE 4. The upgrade went fine and KDE 4 KDM shows still my old KDE 3.5, XFCE and GNOME sessions as well as the new KDE 4 session. The only problem is that when I login to the old KDE 3.5 desktop (which I want to keep until I configured KDE 4 fully) shows

Re: [gentoo-user][SOLVED] How to build vmware-modules for kernel 2.6.30

2009-10-20 Thread Jim Cunning
On Tuesday 20 October 2009 07:15:45 Paul Hartman wrote: On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 12:21 AM, Jim Cunning jcunn...@cunning.ods.org wrote: [...] vmware-workstation-5.5.9 seems to require *only* vmware-modules-1.0.0.15. Is there a way I can change this and rebuild both vmware and its kernel

[gentoo-user] Re: Wine users backup libjpeg.so.62.0.0

2009-10-20 Thread Jörg Schaible
waltd...@waltdnes.org wrote: MAKE SURE TO BACKUP libjpeg.so.62.0.0 and libjpeg.so.62 (a symlink to libjpeg.so.62.0.0) No. Simply emerge jpeg-compat to get back a stable system. My older machine was getting flakey so I migrated to my newer machine. I updated the new machine to the

[gentoo-user] Machine reboots immediately when suspended-to-disk

2009-10-20 Thread waltdnes
I've enabled suspend-to-disk in the kernel. When I issue the command echo disk /sys/power/state, it suspends but *IMMEDIATELY* reboots and comes back up again. The session restores properly from the swap drive, so at least that part works. What can I do to keep it sleeping until I power up

[gentoo-user] openoffice.org copy cells from calc and paste into writer causes crash.

2009-10-20 Thread Damien Sticklen
The details so far are in bug # 289665 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=289665. Basically, I installed openoffice.org (non-bin) using portage from the normal repository mirrors. The first problem is described in the above bug, the second is that formula do no survive to save and reopen

Re: [gentoo-user] Machine reboots immediately when suspended-to-disk

2009-10-20 Thread Albert Hopkins
On Tue, 2009-10-20 at 20:14 -0400, waltd...@waltdnes.org wrote: I've enabled suspend-to-disk in the kernel. When I issue the command echo disk /sys/power/state, it suspends but *IMMEDIATELY* reboots and comes back up again. The session restores properly from the swap drive, so at least

[gentoo-user] Colors corrupted in X after returning from text console

2009-10-20 Thread waltdnes
Some people like the nice crisp text of true console mode. Many can't stand surfing with a textmode browser. Count me in both groups. So I switch back and forth a lot. This email is being composed in a true text console (80 columns x 48 rows; but that's another story). I flip to X for

Re: [gentoo-user] Colors corrupted in X after returning from text console

2009-10-20 Thread Albert Hopkins
On Tue, 2009-10-20 at 20:55 -0400, waltd...@waltdnes.org wrote: Some people like the nice crisp text of true console mode. Many can't stand surfing with a textmode browser. Count me in both groups. So I switch back and forth a lot. This email is being composed in a true text console (80

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice.org copy cells from calc and paste into writer causes crash.

2009-10-20 Thread AJ Spagnoletti
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Damien Sticklen ubiquitous1...@gmail.com wrote: The details so far are in bug # 289665 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=289665. Basically, I installed openoffice.org (non-bin) using portage from the normal repository mirrors.  The first problem is

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice.org copy cells from calc and paste into writer causes crash.

2009-10-20 Thread Dale
AJ Spagnoletti wrote: On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Damien Sticklen ubiquitous1...@gmail.com wrote: The details so far are in bug # 289665 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=289665. Basically, I installed openoffice.org (non-bin) using portage from the normal repository mirrors.

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice.org copy cells from calc and paste into writer causes crash.

2009-10-20 Thread Dale
AJ Spagnoletti wrote: On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Damien Sticklen ubiquitous1...@gmail.com wrote: The details so far are in bug # 289665 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=289665. Basically, I installed openoffice.org (non-bin) using portage from the normal repository mirrors.

Re: [gentoo-user] Colors corrupted in X after returning from text console

2009-10-20 Thread waltdnes
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 09:30:06PM -0400, Albert Hopkins wrote If you are using the Intel graphics I think you should try KMS. Switching back and forth between X and a vt is both fast and flicker-free and I haven't seen any artifacts switching between the two. From looking at Google, I

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice.org copy cells from calc and paste into writer causes crash.

2009-10-20 Thread Damien Sticklen
AJ, Thanks for your quick reply. I think you should append that there is also a fault on x86 arch as well. Thanks, Damien AJ Spagnoletti wrote: On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Damien Sticklen ubiquitous1...@gmail.com wrote: The details so far are in bug # 289665

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice.org copy cells from calc and paste into writer causes crash.

2009-10-20 Thread Damien Sticklen
Dale, If you think the symptoms of your problem are similar, plz append. The ctrl-c and ctrl-v is a workaround, but I think a solid fix is needed. Thanks, Damien Dale wrote: AJ Spagnoletti wrote: On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Damien Sticklen ubiquitous1...@gmail.com wrote:

[gentoo-user] cannot configure native vmware tools

2009-10-20 Thread Xi Shen
hi, my gentoo x64 kernel is compiled by genkernel. after i have installed the native tool, i am asked to run the vmware-config-toos.pl. but it says none of the pre-build vmmemctl modules is suitable for my running kernel, and it tries to rebuild it. but it looks like it cannot find my kernel