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Ron Parkison wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> I am new to the Gentoo project. I have just completed the |
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> installation of the base system from the rc4_pre2 iso image and have |
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> rsync'd the portage files. |
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> Questions: |
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> 1) How do I install things like Xwindows, sound, ncftp? |
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You must use "pkgmerge" for the packages on the iso or "ebuild" if you |
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want to compile the package on your machine. |
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The pkgmerge that comes with the iso has a few disadvantages. |
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It checks dependencies after it untarred the package to a temporary |
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location. If arequired package is not found it breaks. This can be |
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annoying expecialy with the big-guys like xfree or tetex. |
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Next gen pkgmerge does this recursive and automatic, but it needs a new |
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package format. |
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If you want to build a package, cd into the packages subdir in the |
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portage |
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tree you rsync'd and type |
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ebuild [packagename].ebuild merge |
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If all build dependencies are satisified, ebuild downloads the required |
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sources and compiles and installs the package now. |
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Hope that's enogh for beginning. If you need more help, post again. |
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> 2) When I used "portage-maintain | more", it lists the preferred rev of |
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> most packages as an earlier version than was installed by the rc4_pre2 |
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> iso CD? |
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Hmm, I'm not sure if portage-maintain is still usable. But our list |
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for rc4_pre2 is current-packages.new. It looks like portage-maintain |
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reads /etc/make.defaults and uses CURRENTFILE. Set CURRENTFILE to |
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current-packages.new and you should get the right reports. |
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> 3) Is there somewhere that I should look for documentation? |
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There are only three man-pages for ebuild. They are in newer portage |
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packages or you can find them in sys-apps/portage/files/man |
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More will come soon. Just watch app-doc/gentoo-doc |
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achim~ |
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> I am subscribed to the mailing list and get some help there. However |
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> it seems that most of have been involved for a long time and don't need |
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> to put in a lot of detail. This makes it harder for us newcomers fully |
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> understand the goings on. This is not a complaint, just an |
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> observation. I appreciate the fact that you all are busy and cannot |
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> stop or slow down to help out all of us who are new. I listen in and |
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> try not to slow you down, but I could really use some help especially |
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> with question one. |
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> Thanks Ron |
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