[gentoo-dev] Bugs ?

[Arno Wilhelm]

Hello everybody out there,



just have installed gentoo linux on my new machine and it is really great.
I like the clean bsd-like design of this distribution. 
Nevertheless there have been a few errormessages and warninigs when compiling some of the ebuild files.
Maybe I have made some mistakes but I think I am going to tell you anyway, since even then someone can learn 
from them :-)

1. Errormessages when compiling cdrecord:
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Jambalaia portage # emerge app-cdr/cdrecord Calculating dependencies... done!
>>> emerge app-cdr/cdrecord-1.9-r3 to /
!!! No message digest file found.
!!! Maintainer: ebuild digest to update message digests.
!!! emerge aborting on  /usr/portage/app-cdr/cdrecord/cdrecord-1.9-r3.ebuild .

Jambalaia portage # ebuild app-cdr/cdrecord/cdrecord-1.9-r3.ebuild merge
>>> build dependencies OK ;)
!!! No message digest file found.
!!! Maintainer: ebuild digest to update message digests.
Jambalaia portage #



2. Errormessages when compiling getoo-web:
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Jambalaia portage # emerge --pretend  app-doc/gentoo-web

These are the packages that I would merge, in order.

Calculating dependencies. done!
[ebuild N  ] app-doc/gentoo-web-2.2 to /

Jambalaia portage # emerge app-doc/gentoo-web
Calculating dependencies. done!
>>> emerge app-doc/gentoo-web-2.2 to /
>>> Fetching cvs2cl.pl...

>>> Trying site http://www.ibiblio.org/gentoo/distfiles/cvs2cl.pl...
--18:46:00--  http://www.ibiblio.org/gentoo/distfiles/cvs2cl.pl
           => `/usr/portage/distfiles/cvs2cl.pl'
Resolving www.ibiblio.org... done.
Connecting to www.ibiblio.org[152.2.210.81]:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 58,520 [text/plain]

100%[==================================================================================================>] 58,520         9.93K/s
ETA 00:00

18:46:08 (9.93 KB/s) - `/usr/portage/distfiles/cvs2cl.pl' saved [58520/58520]


>>> md5 ;-) cvs2cl.pl
>>> Unpacking source...
This will zap stuff in /www/virtual/www.gentoo.org/htdocs.
Beware -- maintainers only.
/usr/sbin/ebuild.sh: cd: /var/tmp/portage/gentoo-web-2.2/work/gentoo-web-2.2: No such file or directory
cvs [checkout aborted]: /home/cvsroot/CVSROOT: No such file or directory
>>> Source unpacked.

>>> Install gentoo-web-2.2 into /var/tmp/portage/gentoo-web-2.2/image/ category app-doc
/usr/sbin/ebuild.sh: cd: /var/tmp/portage/gentoo-web-2.2/work/gentoo-src/gentoo-web: No such file or directory
warning: failed to load external entity "xsl/guide-main.xsl"
cannot parse xsl/guide-main.xsl

!!! ERROR: The ebuild did not complete successfully.
!!! Function src_install, Line -284, Exitcode 4
!!! (no error message)

!!! emerge aborting on  /usr/portage/app-doc/gentoo-web/gentoo-web-2.2.ebuild .




3. The ntp package did not install a /etc/ntp.conf and /etc/ntp.drift file. Here is my ntp.conf file:
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#server 127.127.1.0     # local clock
#fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10
server 128.146.37.10
server 128.146.38.12
server 129.127.40.3

driftfile /etc/ntp.drift


4. When installing alsa the dependencies of the alsa-utils and alsa-driver where not correct.
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5.Kdeartwork does not compile:
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jambalaia portage # emerge --pretend  kde-base/kdeartwork

These are the packages that I would merge, in order.

Calculating dependencies. done!
[ebuild N  ] kde-base/kdeartwork-2.2.2 to /

jambalaia portage # emerge kde-base/kdeartwork
Calculating dependencies. done!
>>> emerge kde-base/kdeartwork-2.2.2 to /
>>> md5 ;-) kdeartwork-2.2.2.tar.bz2
>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking kdeartwork-2.2.2.tar.bz2
>>> Source unpacked.
configure: WARNING: If you wanted to set the --build type, don't use --host.
    If a cross compiler is detected then cross compile mode will be used.
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i586-pc-linux-gnu

...........
...........
...........

make[1]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/kdeartwork-2.2.2/work/kdeartwork-2.2.2'
make[2]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/kdeartwork-2.2.2/work/kdeartwork-2.2.2'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
cp -r ./Themes BuildThemes; \
rm -rf `find BuildThemes -type d -name CVS -print`; \
( cd BuildThemes; \
for f in *; do \
if [ -d $f -a $f != "CVS" ]; then \
tar -b 16 -c -f - $f| gzip -c > /var/tmp/portage/kdeartwork-2.2.2/image//usr/kde/2/share/apps/kthememgr/Themes/$f.ktheme; \
fi; \
done ); \
rm -rf BuildThemes;
/bin/sh: /var/tmp/portage/kdeartwork-2.2.2/image//usr/kde/2/share/apps/kthememgr/Themes/Eclipse.ktheme: No such file or directory



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There are some other things that might be worth mentioning:

-> The ebuild command is quite picky about the slash at the end of the package name:
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# jambalaia portage # emerge --pretend  kde-base/kdeartwork/

# These are the packages that I would merge, in order.

# Calculating dependencies !!! Couldn't find match for kde-base/kdeartwork/; aborting.


-> The vimrc file is very basic :-) and this makes it diffult to start with vim.
   I use a modified vimrc file from a debian distribution now and it works great.
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-> The mutt client did not have the pop3 features comiled in automatically:
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configure --enable-pop

-> I will add a muttrc file that works great for me now:
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-------------------------- snip ---------------------------

ignore "from " received content- mime-version status x-status 
ignore message-id
ignore sender references return-path lines x-uidl resent-
ignore x-msmail-priority x-mimeole in-reply-to priority
ignore x-accept-language x-priority x-egroups- x-beenthere
ignore errors-to precedence delivered-to importance x-loop
ignore x-apparently-to x-mailman- x-mime-

# sorting ( threads, date or date-sent, date-received, from, mailbox-order (unsorted), score, size, subject, or to )
set sort=threads

 # colors

       color hdrdefault cyan default
       color quoted   green default
       color signature cyan default
       color attachment brightyellow default
       color indicator black cyan
       color status   brightgreen blue
       color tree     red default
       color markers  brightred default
       color tilde    blue default
       color header   brightgreen default ^From:
       color header   brightcyan default ^To:
       color header   brightcyan default ^Reply-To:
       color header   brightcyan default ^Cc:
       color header   brightblue default ^Subject:
       color body     brightblue default (http|ftp)://[\-\.\,/%~_:?\#a-zA-Z0-9]+

# dont add the hostname to the From header -> for dialup servers

      unset use_domain
      my_hdr From: fritz@×××.at
      my_hdr Reply-To: fritz@×××××.com
      my_hdr sender: fritz@×××.at

# printing

      set print_command="a2ps"

# mailboxes
	
      mailboxes ~/.maildir/spocus
      mailboxes ~/.maildir/grub
      mailboxes ~/.maildir/gentoo
      mailboxes ~/.maildir/archive
      mailboxes ~/.maildir/develop
      mailboxes ~/.maildir/phion

# mailing lists

     lists gentoo grub

# fetching mail -> not compiled in yet !( configure --enable-pop )

#      pop_host mail.mailer.com
#      pop_user xxxxxxx
#      pop_pass xxxxxx

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-> I had some problems setting up Samba together with an windows xp client and cups.
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In case someone has the same problems here is my smb.conf file:


[global]
workgroup 		= ONTHEROOF
encrypt passwords 	= yes
dns proxy 		= no
load printers 		= yes

# Important: give this path to the network printer configuration in the WinXp printer setup masks
# -> replace localhost with the hostname the printer is connected to (=samba server) and the printername with your cups printer
# http://localhost:631/printers/HP_LaserJet_1200_Postscript

[printers]
comment 	= All Printers
printing 	= cups
printable 	= yes
postscript	= yes
printer name 	= HP_LaserJet_1200_Postscript
browseable 	= yes
public 		= yes
path		= /tmp

[jonas]
comment 	= /home/jonas
path 		= /home/jonas
valid users	= jonas
public		= no
printable 	= no
browseable 	= yes
writable 	= yes

[christine]
comment 	= /home/christine
path 		= /home/christine
valid users	= christine
public		= no
read only 	= no
printable 	= no
browseable 	= yes
writable 	= yes






So, I hope this was not too much information and not the wrong eiter :-)




Thanks for the great distribution,


Arno