Re: [gentoo-amd64] xorg DRI setup

[Mark Haney]

Beso wrote:
> 2008/9/4 Mark Haney <mhaney@××××××××××××.org>:
>> Beso wrote:
>>> 2008/9/2 Mark Haney <mhaney@××××××××××××.org>:
>>> use the emerge -vp option and see the overlay from which you compile
>>> the package.
>>> portage tells you from which overlay it has chosen the package to install.
>>> for example you find the compiz package in 3 overlays, gentoo, x11 and
>>> desktop-effects and portage would list something similar to the
>>> following:
>>>
>>> # emerge compiz -vp
>>> ----
>>> ---
>>> [0] - gentoo
>>> [1] - x11
>>> [2] - desktop-effects
>>>
>>> x11-wm/compiz [2] USE: aaa bbbb ccc ddd -eee -ffff -ggg
>>>
>>>
>>> this means portage will install the compiz package from the [2]
>>> overlay, which in this case is desktop-effects.
>>>
>>>
>> Okay, I'm getting things now.  However, I'm still lost on part of the
>> directions you gave me.  Maybe I"m just thick. :)
>>
>> I've followed the directions down to untarring the x11.tar.gz file.  You say
>> to put it in the x11 overlay. I'm assuming that's the overlay in
>> /usr/portage/local/layman/x11?
>>
>> I have the keywords and unmasks set correctly (I think). I simply symlinked
>> them into /etc/portage/package.keywords and /package.mask.  I know that's
>> not how you suggest doing it, but it was suggested that way in the
>> Documentation folder.
>>
>
> the folder is ok, but you mustn't symlink them. you have to add the
> line i've wrote
>
> source <your folder>/x11.keywords into the /etc/portage/package_keywords.conf
> and
> soure <your folder>/x11.unmask into the /etc/portage/package_unmask.conf
>
> if you don't add that line with <your folder> the one in which you've
> copied the files you won't be able to use the same settings you've
> used for building world. this applies also to the package_unmask and
> package_keywords in the desktop-effects overlay.
>
>> Here's my biggest problem.  With the x11 overlay in place, and the source
>> line in make.conf correct (I just tested compiz as you suggested above with
>> -vp and it is wanting to install it from the correct overlay)  when I emerge
>> -vp x11-proto I get an error saying 'no ebuilds to satisfy'.
>>
>> Can you clarify that entire paragraph starting with 'You take the x11.tar.gz
>> in attachement'?  This is where I'm lost.
>
> it's obvious. you haven't put the right stuff where should have gone.
> you have to link (inside the file) the various external package_unmask
> package_keywords and make.conf. doing that means you need to add a
> line which says:
>
> source <your file>  inside the file you need. this is the way to
> correctly do this things.
>

So, will I need to source package_keywords.conf and package_unmask.conf 
inside make.conf?

I've got the files created and everything sourced properly now, but I'm 
still not seeing x11-proto when I emerge -vp.

I'm beginning to think this is beyond me.


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