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From: Brian Snipes <bsnipes@×××××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Autoinstalling dependencies using RC3
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 07:10:57
Message-Id: 200101151404.f0FE4DB27046@pink.snsnet.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Autoinstalling dependencies using RC3 by drobbins@gentoo.org
1 On Sun, 14 Jan 2001 13:31:33 -0700
2 drobbins@g.o wrote:
3
4 > On Sun, Jan 14, 2001 at 09:58:29AM -0600, Brian Snipes wrote:
5 > >
6 > > Are there any pkgmerge options or apps that will install dependencies if
7 > > needed when installing apps from the RC3 CD?
8 > >
9 > > Also - when I try to install Gnome, it asks for mc. When I try to
10 > > install mc it asks for virtual/x11-web-browser. What do I need?
11 >
12 > You need to install something like netscape which will provide
13 > virtual/x11-web-browser. We're a bit behind in this area (we only have
14 > Netscape 4.75, not 6... and Mozilla M18 I think). If you want, just
15 > edit the ebuild to remove teh virtual/x11-web-browser dependency
16 > and try again.
17 >
18 > > And - when I try to install kde-base it asks for qt-2.2.2 which isn't on
19 > > the cd.
20 >
21 > I just fixed that so that it's dependent on >=qt-2.2.2, which will allow
22 > you to use a newer version.
23 >
24
25 I had already installed the netscape package but it was still no go with mc. After I installed Mozilla-M18, mc installed properly.
26
27 Brian Snipes

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