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On 08/03/2013 18:27, Matt Joyce wrote: |
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> Ok, I really just do not get what on earth it thinks I'm doing wrong |
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> here, trying to install java firstly the ebuild in portage it appears is |
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> too old, it wants me to fetch a copy of 7u15 from a page that now only |
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> has 7u17 on it so fail there no problem just update it surely can't be |
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> that hard err right so created an up to date copy of the ebuild in my |
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> overlay directory except it wont create the manifest repeatedly tells me |
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> to put the file jre-7u17-linux-x64.tar.gz in /usr/portage/distfiles, |
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> great ok so... |
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your tree is out of date, do a sync |
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the tree closely tracks Oracle's latest |
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mind-fuck-of-the-day-version-whatever-that-is, so syncing often becomes |
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a must with their java |
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> zeus oracle-jre-bin # cp ~/Downloads/jre-7u17-linux-x64.tar.gz |
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> /usr/portage/distfiles |
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> zeus oracle-jre-bin # ebuild *.ebuild manifest |
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> !!! dev-java/oracle-jre-bin-1.7.0.17 has fetch restriction turned on. |
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> !!! This probably means that this ebuild's files must be downloaded |
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> !!! manually. See the comments in the ebuild for more information. |
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> * Please download 'jre-7u17-linux-x64.tar.gz' from: |
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> 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre7-downloads-1880261.html' |
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> * and move it to '/usr/portage/distfiles' |
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> !!! Fetch failed for jre-7u17-linux-i586.tar.gz, can't update Manifest |
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> Err confused repeat, same, redownload same, try again, at this point |
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> starting to meet the definition of insanity as the result isn't changing |
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> finally after the third time finally notice the last line properly, I've |
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> been there dutifully doing as it told me and failed to realize the real |
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> issue is that it wants the x86 version of the download as well. |
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> Next it will point you to a wrong URL asking you to download |
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> UnlimitedJCEPolicyJDK7.zip the following URL is the correct one, ty google. |
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> http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce-7-download-432124.html |
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> After adding that ebuild manifest should work and the ebuild merges fine. |
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> I could have just attached the updated one I guess but I havn't for two |
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> reasons firstly I had already written half this post when I noticed what |
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> the real problem was and secondly I felt there was likely to be more |
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> value to others in sharing the experience than there would in simply |
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> attaching the file, I guess similar potential little gotchas may exist |
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> with other packages also. |
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> Real lesson here is probably pretty much read *ALL* the output and don't |
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> make assumptions, but anyway if it saves someone else some frustration |
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> this was worth typing out. |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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