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From: Spider <spider@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] <foo>-config scripts.
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 11:36:31
Message-Id: 20020413183816.2550c4f7.spider@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] -config scripts. by Terje Kvernes
1 the sandbox will only yell yelp and die if the program attempts to
2 -write- to the disk.. why does the configure script attempt to do that?
3 Find that reason and you have your solution nearby.
4
5 //Spider
6
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8 On 13 Apr 2002 18:19:28 +0200
9 Terje Kvernes <terjekv@××××××××.no> wrote:
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11 >
12 > I've been looking at making a series of ebuilds for GGZ Gaming
13 > Zone <url: http://ggz.sourceforge.net > and I've run into a dead
14 > end.
15 >
16 > now, fixing "easysock", "ggz-client-libs" and "ggz-gtk-client" is
17 > trivial. but, "ggz-client-libs" installs /usr/bin/ggz-config, which
18 > the "ggz-gtk-games" configure file uses to find ggzs data- and
19 > lib-dir. this might be all well, if it hadn't been for the sandbox,
20 > which cries "yelp" and dies. for obvious reasons. now, what to do?
21 >
22 > patching the makefile is ugly as hell, it has just been created by
23 > the configure-script. patching the configure-script is slightly
24 > more esthetic, but technically a hellhole. for further pleasure the
25 > configure scripts says:
26 >
27 > # Check whether --with-ggz-config or --without-ggz-config was given.
28 >
29 > wild guess, does anyone believe the script actually runs without
30 > ggz-config?
31 >
32 > any ideas on a workable solution is greatly appreciated.
33 >
34 > --
35 > Terje - who "needs" GGZ for gbatnav and teg. which are done as
36 > ebuilds.
37 > _______________________________________________
38 > gentoo-dev mailing list
39 > gentoo-dev@g.o
40 > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev
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