Re: [gentoo-user] Cannot find entrance!

[Alan McKinnon]

On Wednesday 19 May 2010 00:22:03 Paul Hartman wrote:
> On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote:
> > This is the first time I am dabbling with layman.  So it is likely I have
> > made some noob mistake, which I hope you can help me discover.
> >
> > I have installed layman-1.3.3 and then added the enlightenment overlay.
> > I have also added the snapshot keywords for enlightenment:
> >
> > # ls -l /etc/portage/package.keywords/enlightenment.keywords
> > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 64 May 18 21:28
> > /etc/portage/package.keywords/enlightenment.keywords ->
> > /var/lib/layman/enlightenment/scripts/package.keywords.snapshots
> >
> > entrance is unmasked in there:
> >
> > # cat /etc/portage/package.keywords/enlightenment.keywords | grep
> > entrance x11-misc/entrance ~*
> >
> > However, although I can see enlightenment, I have no success with
> > entrance:
> >
> > # emerge -upDv entrance
> > These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
> >
> > Calculating dependencies... done!
> >
> > emerge: there are no ebuilds to satisfy "entrance".
> >
> >
> > What am I missing?  Please ask for supporting info as you need it.
>
> entrance no longer exists in the overlay, looks like it is gone for good:
>
> Changeset 372
>
> Timestamp:
>     02/28/10 14:01:41 (3 months ago)
> Author:
>     tommy
> Message:
>
>     x11-misc/ entrance: Remove entrance: old and unmaintained, there
> is currently a rewrite from scratch planned, but no ETA

The enlightenment overlay is largely unmaintained, or not being updated much. 
You will get better results using the efl overlay, maintained at 
enlightenment.org by an e17 dev:

 http://svn.enlightenment.org/svn/e/trunk/packaging/gentoo

There's details on the enlightenment wiki. If memory servers, it's in the 
"Packaging" page


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