Re: [gentoo-user] usb webcam

[RYAN vAN GINNEKEN]

As stated in my first post of this thread i have added these the the /etc/portage/package.umask 

ooops there it is named the file umask instead of unmask hehehe typo now things are trying to build but i get this error

ANYWHO SHOULD I EVEN BE USING THESE dangerous looking packages ?? are there some usb camera drivers that are stable that i could try please help!!! 



Emerging (1 of 1) media-video/spca5xx-20060501-r1 to /
>>> Downloading 'ftp://gentoo.arcticnetwork.ca/pub/gentoo/distfiles/spca5xx-20060501.tar.gz'
--17:31:22--  ftp://gentoo.arcticnetwork.ca/pub/gentoo/distfiles/spca5xx-20060501.tar.gz
           => `/usr/portage/distfiles/spca5xx-20060501.tar.gz'
Resolving gentoo.arcticnetwork.ca... 206.75.218.53
Connecting to gentoo.arcticnetwork.ca|206.75.218.53|:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done.    ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done.  ==> CWD /pub/gentoo/distfiles ... done.
==> PASV ... done.    ==> RETR spca5xx-20060501.tar.gz ... done.
Length: 192,817 (188K) (unauthoritative)

100%[====================================>] 192,817      565.78K/s

17:31:22 (564.45 KB/s) - `/usr/portage/distfiles/spca5xx-20060501.tar.gz' saved [192817]

 * checking ebuild checksums ;-) ...                                      [ ok ]
 * checking auxfile checksums ;-) ...                                     [ ok ]
 * checking miscfile checksums ;-) ...                                    [ ok ]
 * checking spca5xx-20060501.tar.gz ;-) ...                               [ ok ]
 * Determining the location of the kernel source code
 * Found kernel source directory:
 *     /usr/src/linux
 * Found kernel object directory:
 *     /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r8/build
 * Found sources for kernel version:
 *     2.6.25-gentoo-r8
 * Checking for suitable kernel configuration options...                  [ ok ]
>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking spca5xx-20060501.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/media-video/spca5xx-20060501-r1/work
tar: spca5xx-20060501/drivers: implausibly old time stamp 1969-12-31 17:00:00
 * Converting spca5xx-20060501/Makefile to use M= instead of SUBDIRS= ..  [ ok ]
 * Applying spca-20060501-defines.patch ...                               [ ok ]
 * Applying spca-20060501-2.6.18.patch ...                                [ ok ]
>>> Source unpacked.
>>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/media-video/spca5xx-20060501-r1/work/spca5xx-20060501 ...
 * Preparing spca5xx module
   Building SPCA5XX driver for 2.5/2.6 kernel.
   Remember: you must have read/write access to your kernel source tree.
make -C /usr/src/linux M=/var/tmp/portage/media-video/spca5xx-20060501-r1/work/spca5xx-20060501 CC=i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.25-gentoo-r8'
scripts/Makefile.build:46: *** CFLAGS was changed in "/var/tmp/portage/media-video/spca5xx-20060501-r1/work/spca5xx-20060501/Makefile". Fix it to use EXTRA_CFLAGS.  Stop.
make[1]: *** [_module_/var/tmp/portage/media-video/spca5xx-20060501-r1/work/spca5xx-20060501] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.25-gentoo-r8'
make: *** [default] Error 2
 *
 * ERROR: media-video/spca5xx-20060501-r1 failed.
 * Call stack:
 *               ebuild.sh, line   49:  Called src_compile
 *             environment, line 3125:  Called linux-mod_src_compile
 *             environment, line 2398:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *               eval "emake HOSTCC=\"$(tc-getBUILD_CC)\"                      CC=\"$(get-KERNEL_CC)\"                                          LDFLAGS=\"$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)\"                                          ${BUILD_FIXES}         ${BUILD_PARAMS}                                          ${BUILD_TARGETS} " || die "Unable to emake HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)" CC="$(get-KERNEL_CC)" LDFLAGS="$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)" ${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS} ${BUILD_TARGETS}";
 *  The die message:
 *   Unable to emake HOSTCC=i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc CC=i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc LDFLAGS=  KERNELDIR=/usr/src/linux default
 *
 * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
 * A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/media-video/spca5xx-20060501-r1/temp/build.log'.
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/media-video/spca5xx-20060501-r1/temp/environment'.
 *

 * Messages for package media-video/spca5xx-20060501-r1:

 *
 * ERROR: media-video/spca5xx-20060501-r1 failed.
 * Call stack:
 *               ebuild.sh, line   49:  Called src_compile
 *             environment, line 3125:  Called linux-mod_src_compile
 *             environment, line 2398:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *               eval "emake HOSTCC=\"$(tc-getBUILD_CC)\"                      CC=\"$(get-KERNEL_CC)\"                                          LDFLAGS=\"$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)\"                                          ${BUILD_FIXES}         ${BUILD_PARAMS}                                          ${BUILD_TARGETS} " || die "Unable to emake HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)" CC="$(get-KERNEL_CC)" LDFLAGS="$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)" ${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS} ${BUILD_TARGETS}";
 *  The die message:
 *   Unable to emake HOSTCC=i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc CC=i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc LDFLAGS=  KERNELDIR=/usr/src/linux default
 *
 * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
 * A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/media-video/spca5xx-20060501-r1/temp/build.log'.
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/media-video/spca5xx-20060501-r1/temp/environment'.
 *

and this guess i will try v1 as suggested in the error message 

          => `/usr/portage/distfiles/gspcav1-01.00.10.tar.gz'
Resolving gentoo.arcticnetwork.ca... 206.75.218.53
Connecting to gentoo.arcticnetwork.ca|206.75.218.53|:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done.    ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done.  ==> CWD /pub/gentoo/distfiles ... done.
==> PASV ... done.    ==> RETR gspcav1-01.00.10.tar.gz ... done.
Length: 157,997 (154K) (unauthoritative)

100%[====================================>] 157,997      413.77K/s

17:40:05 (413.38 KB/s) - `/usr/portage/distfiles/gspcav1-01.00.10.tar.gz' saved [157997]

 * checking ebuild checksums ;-) ...                                      [ ok ]
 * checking auxfile checksums ;-) ...                                     [ ok ]
 * checking miscfile checksums ;-) ...                                    [ ok ]
 * checking gspcav1-01.00.10.tar.gz ;-) ...                               [ ok ]
 * The package maintainer made a mistake.  You should consider using media-video/gspcav1
 * instead.  This driver is still alpha.  --KingTaco
 * Determining the location of the kernel source code
 * Found kernel source directory:
 *     /usr/src/linux
 * Found kernel object directory:
 *     /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r8/build
 * Found sources for kernel version:
 *     2.6.25-gentoo-r8
 * Checking for suitable kernel configuration options...                  [ ok ]
>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking gspcav1-01.00.10.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/media-video/gspca-01.00.10/work
 *
 * ERROR: media-video/gspca-01.00.10 failed.
 * Call stack:
 *               ebuild.sh, line   49:  Called src_unpack
 *             environment, line 3146:  Called convert_to_m 'src_unpack'
 *             environment, line  754:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *           [ ! -f "${1}" ] && die "convert_to_m() requires a filename as an argument";
 *  The die message:
 *   convert_to_m() requires a filename as an argument
 *
 * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
 * A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/media-video/gspca-01.00.10/temp/build.log'.
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/media-video/gspca-01.00.10/temp/environment'.
 *

 * Messages for package media-video/gspca-01.00.10:

 * The package maintainer made a mistake.  You should consider using media-video/gspcav1
 * instead.  This driver is still alpha.  --KingTaco
 *
 * ERROR: media-video/gspca-01.00.10 failed.
 * Call stack:
 *               ebuild.sh, line   49:  Called src_unpack
 *             environment, line 3146:  Called convert_to_m 'src_unpack'
 *             environment, line  754:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *           [ ! -f "${1}" ] && die "convert_to_m() requires a filename as an argument";
 *  The die message:
 *   convert_to_m() requires a filename as an argument
 *
 * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
 * A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/media-video/gspca-01.00.10/temp/build.log'.
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/media-video/gspca-01.00.10/temp/environment'.




----- "Alan McKinnon" <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote:

> On Friday 17 October 2008 20:02:58 RYAN vAN GINNEKEN wrote:
> > ----- "KH" <gentoo-user@××××××××××××××××.de> wrote:
>
> > I have tried the additional combos below, but still cannot build
> the
> > spca5xx port.  The first one gives me invalid atom error the rest
> just give
> > the package mask error mentioned in my first email.
> >
> > =media-video/spca5xx
>
> This won't work. An atom with a version prefix must have a version
> number.
>
> > =media-video/spca5xx-20060501-r1 ~x86
> > <=media-video/spca5xx-20060501-r1 ~x86
> >
> > >=media-video/spca5xx-20060501-r1 ~x86
> >
> > funny thing is i got the masked zoneminder port to build using these
> in
> > /etc/portage/package.keywords
>
> You are looking in the wrong place. I would suggest that you first
> read all
> the portage man pages:
>
> man emerge
> man 5 make.conf
> man 5 portage
> man 5 ebuild
>
>

Alread gone through the first couple but maybe i should take a look at the others.  

>It's a lot of stuff but it's all necessary.
>
> Now look at your original error and see what is there instead of what
> you
> think might be there. It clearly says that the package is hard masked,
> and
> that it is package.mask that is doing it. If you look in that file,
> you see:
>
> nazgul ~ # grep spca /var/portage/profiles/package.mask
> # Sorting out media-video/{spca5xx,gspca{,v1}} bug 159176
> media-video/spca5xx
> media-video/gspca
>
> You can fiddle with package.keywords for the next century, it won't
> make a
> difference. You need to unmask these packages with entries
> in /etc/portage/package.unmask
>
>
> --
> alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com