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V. Ram wrote: |
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> I was able to get past this issue by using the attached patch that I |
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> created (hopefully it stays attached during distribution to the list). |
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> I'm running ~ Firefox 7 with this and the engine works. |
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> |
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> For anyone else that might struggle with the issue (until such time that |
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> this patch or similar get applied to the official kde-sunset repo), you |
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> can do the following: |
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> 1. In your kde-sunset repo copy (by default these days it would be in |
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> /var/lib/layman/kde-sunset), go to the x11-themes/gtk-engines-qt |
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> directory. |
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> |
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> 2. Copy the current .ebuild file to a new .ebuild, changing the r<X> to |
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> your own version number, higher than the official version, e.g. r99. |
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> Complete example: |
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> /var/lib/layman/kde-sunset/x11-themes/gtk-engines-qt $ cp |
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> gtk-engines-qt-0.8-r4.ebuild gtk-engines-qt-0.8-r99.ebuild |
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> 3. Put the attached patch into the files subdirectory. You can rename |
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> it if you like. |
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> |
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> 4. Edit the new .ebuild file created in step 2. In the PATCHES= |
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> section, before the closing ")", add a new line following the format of |
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> the previous line. The new line should read |
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> "${FILESDIR}/undef_signals_cpp.patch" (or if you decided to rename the |
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> patch, use your chosen filename). Save and exit. |
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> |
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> 5. Legitimize the ebuild in the eyes of Portage. At the command-line |
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> and still in the gtk-engines-qt dir, run "ebuild |
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> gtk-engines-qt-0.8-r99.ebuild digest" . |
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> |
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> 6. Now when you "emerge gtk-engines-qt", it should pick up your new |
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> local version and proceed successfully through compilation. If not, |
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> perhaps the original ebuild was marked as testing (0.8-r4 is stable as |
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> of this writing, so this was not an issue for me), in which case you can |
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> keyword the package. |
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> |
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> 7. Remember that a sync operation can blow away these files. Back up at |
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> least your .ebuild and patch file. You may want to be more aggressive, |
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> and backup the whole |
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> /var/lib/layman/kde-sunset/x11-themes/gtk-engines-qt directory as well. |
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> I disclaim copyright on the patch since it's so trivial. |
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> |
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> V. Ram. |
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> |
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Maybe one of the kde sunset guys can apply the fix to the overlay too. |
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Then everyone can use it without any hacking. |
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I suspect this will be done too. They are good at this sort of thing. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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