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From: "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Networkmanager on uclibc Gentoo system x86
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:40:13
Message-Id: 094add1e-882f-4200-b490-79655ed9b441@email.android.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Networkmanager on uclibc Gentoo system x86 by "João Jerónimo"
1 On 8 July 2014 18:49:19 CEST, "João Jerónimo" <joao.jeronimo.89@×××××.com> wrote:
2 >Hello.
3 >
4 >I installed the uclibc stage3 tarball no a x86 machine (I chose uclibc
5 >because the PC has only 256 MB of RAM). I'm currently trying to install
6 >NetworkManager, but I ran into a problem, which is: NetworkManager
7 >needs 'policykit' USE flag to be applyed to consolekit package. This
8 >pulls-in policykit package as a dependency of consolekit, which in turn
9 >doesn't compile because it calls some funcions that uclibc doesn't
10 >implement.
11 >
12 >Can't I install networkmanager in uclibc systems, then?
13 >
14 >Thanks.
15 >
16 >JJ
17
18 Didn't check the ebuilds, but with what you described. I don't think you can use NetworkManager with uclibc.
19
20 Apart from that. With only 256MB memory. I would be reluctant to use tools with large dependencies.
21
22 --
23 Joost
24 --
25 Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

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