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From: Greg <trigggl@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-alt@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-alt] [prefix]binutils dependency in AIX
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:52:46
Message-Id: 487F78D4.7040609@yahoo.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-alt] [prefix]binutils dependency in AIX by Jeremy Olexa
1 Jeremy Olexa wrote:
2
3 >On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 11:11 AM, Greg <trigggl@×××××.com> wrote:
4 >
5 >
6 >
7 >>Out of pure optimism, I'm trying to install mplayer. I doubt it will work,
8 >>but I'm going to try. I've been using --nodeps on a package by package
9 >>
10 >>
11 >
12 >Very optimistic. =)
13 >
14 >
15 Detected operating system: AIX
16 Detected host architecture: UNKNOWN
17 Checking for powerpc-ibm-aix5.2.0.0-gcc version ... 4.2.4
18 Checking for host cc ... powerpc-ibm-aix5.2.0.0-gcc
19 Checking for cross compilation ... no
20 The architecture of your CPU (UNKNOWN) is not supported by this
21 configure script
22 It seems nobody has ported MPlayer to your OS or CPU type yet.
23
24 Error: unsupported architecture UNKNOWN
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26
27 Is this a show-stopper? Or can I somehow force it to a known/correct
28 CPU type?
29
30 >
31 >
32 >>basis to leave out binutils but still get everything else. I'm sure there's
33 >>an easier way, but I'm not aware of it yet.
34 >>
35 >>
36 >
37 >As quick hacks:
38 >
39 >-edit the ebuild and remove the binutils dep ;-)
40 >or
41 >- place: "use !ppc-aix?" in front of the dep.
42 >
43 >
44 Can't find the offending package. Whatever it is, it's has something to
45 do with x11. Mplayer doesn't pull it in.
46
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51 Greg Trigg
52
53 Jacksonville, AR
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-alt] [prefix]binutils dependency in AIX Fabian Groffen <grobian@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-alt] [prefix]binutils dependency in AIX Michael Haubenwallner <haubi@g.o>