Re: [gentoo-user] eix shows keyworded packages on home PC, but not on server

[Bill Longman]

On 07/30/2010 04:57 AM, Mark David Dumlao wrote:
> diff between the eix --dump of my PC and the server
>
> ===
> madumlao@trixie ~ $ diff -Naur PC server
> --- PC	2010-07-30 19:54:38.000000000 +0800
> +++ server	2010-07-30 19:55:05.000000000 +0800
> @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
>
>  # STRING
>  # The path to the ebuild.sh executable.
> -EXEC_EBUILD_SH="%{EPREFIX_PORTAGE_EXEC}/usr/lib64/portage/bin/ebuild.sh"
> +EXEC_EBUILD_SH="%{EPREFIX_PORTAGE_EXEC}/usr/lib/portage/bin/ebuild.sh"
>
>  # STRING
>  # The path to the tempfile generated by "ebuild depend".
> @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
>  # STRING
>  # This variable is passed unchanged to ebuild.sh
>  # Usually ebuild.sh uses it to calculate the PATH.
> -PORTAGE_ROOTPATH="/opt/bin:/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/4.3.4"
> +PORTAGE_ROOTPATH="/opt/bin:/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/4.3.4:/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/4.4.4"
>
>  # STRING
>  # This variable is passed unchanged to ebuild.sh
> ===
>
> Seems to be just paths, don't see why that would cause a problem.
>
> Both machines are using portage 2.1.8.3
>
> On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 7:46 PM, Mark David Dumlao <madumlao@×××××.com> wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>> Eix is one of those packages where you just set it and forget it, and
>> apparently I've forgotten there was even anything to set.
>>
>> I have a home PC running gentoo. If I do eix foo, and foo happens to
>> be keyworded unmasked in my package.keywords, I get for instance:
>> [I] dev-python/snakeoil
>>     Available versions:  <yellow>(~)0.3.6.4 (~)0.3.6.5
>> <block-yellow>(~)0.3.7</block-yellow></yellow>
>>     Installed versions:  0.3.7(07:34:54  PHT Saturday, 10 July, 2010)
>>     Homepage:            http://www.pkgcore.org/
>>     Description:         Miscellaneous python utility code.
>>
>> I try the same on a relatively young gentoo server I'm managing and
>> * dev-python/snakeoil
>>     Available versions:  <yellow>~0.3.6.4 ~0.3.6.5 ~0.3.7</yellow>
>>     Homepage:            http://www.pkgcore.org/
>>     Description:         Miscellaneous python utility code.
>>
>> It's unkeyworded, however, in my package.keywords in both machines:
>> (home machine)
>> madumlao@trixie ~ $ grep snakeoil -r /etc/portage/package.keywords/
>> /etc/portage/package.keywords/autounmask-pkgcore:dev-python/snakeoil ~amd64
>>
>> (server)
>> master@zen ~ $ sudo grep -r snakeoil /etc/portage/package.keywords/
>> /etc/portage/package.keywords/system.keywords:dev-python/snakeoil ~x86
>>
>> Apparently I'm missing some environment variable, but I can't for the
>> life of me imagine how I've set it.
>> <home PC>
>> madumlao@trixie ~/store/HeCares/Photo upload functionality $ cat /etc/eixrc
>> # /etc/eixrc
>> #
>> # In this file system-wide defaults for variables related to eix binaries
>> # are stored, i.e. the variables set in this file override the built-in
>> # defaults. Both can be overridden by ~/.eixrc and by environment variables.
>> #
>> # It is strongly recommended to set here only those variables which you
>> # want to *differ* from the built-in defaults (or for which you have a
>> # particular reason why the default should never change with an eix update).
>> #
>> # *Otherwise you might miss changes in the defaults in newer eix versions*
>> # which may result in confusing behavior of the eix binaries.
>> #
>> # ebuilds of <=eix-0.10.3 (and >=eix-0.7.4) used to set *all* variables in
>> # /etc/eixrc which is not recommended anymore. If you want to get such a file
>> # (i.e. a file where all variables are described and set to the current
>> # values resp. to the built-in default values) you can redirect the output
>> # of the options --dump or --dump-defaults, respectively.
>> #
>> # However once more: To avoid unexpected problems
>> #
>> #   *IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO SET _ALL_ VARIABLES* in /etc/eixrc
>> #
>> # Only set those for which you have a reason to do so!
>> #
>> # For the available variables and their defaults, see the output of the
>> # options --dump or --dump-defaults.
>> # For more detailed explanations see the manpage of eix.
>>
>> madumlao@trixie ~/store/HeCares/Photo upload functionality $ cat
>> /etc/eix-sync.conf
>> # eix-sync.conf
>> ##  defines options to eix-sync, caching system for portage
>>
>>
>> #layman overlays to be synced (* means all)
>> *
>> </home PC>
>>
>> <server>
>> master@zen ~ $ cat /etc/eixrc
>> # /etc/eixrc
>> #
>> # In this file system-wide defaults for variables related to eix binaries
>> # are stored, i.e. the variables set in this file override the built-in
>> # defaults. Both can be overridden by ~/.eixrc and by environment variables.
>> #
>> # It is strongly recommended to set here only those variables which you
>> # want to *differ* from the built-in defaults (or for which you have a
>> # particular reason why the default should never change with an eix update).
>> #
>> # *Otherwise you might miss changes in the defaults in newer eix versions*
>> # which may result in confusing behavior of the eix binaries.
>> #
>> # ebuilds of <=eix-0.10.3 (and >=eix-0.7.4) used to set *all* variables in
>> # /etc/eixrc which is not recommended anymore. If you want to get such a file
>> # (i.e. a file where all variables are described and set to the current
>> # values resp. to the built-in default values) you can redirect the output
>> # of the options --dump or --dump-defaults, respectively.
>> #
>> # However once more: To avoid unexpected problems
>> #
>> #   *IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO SET _ALL_ VARIABLES* in /etc/eixrc
>> #
>> # Only set those for which you have a reason to do so!
>> #
>> # For the available variables and their defaults, see the output of the
>> # options --dump or --dump-defaults.
>> # For more detailed explanations see the manpage of eix.
>>
>> master@zen ~ $ cat /etc/eix-sync.conf
>> cat: /etc/eix-sync.conf: No such file or directory
>> </server>
>>
>> All comments for the both of them, so it must be a default I'm missing
>> that's different for the 2 machines. Any ideas?
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