Re: [gentoo-user] Kgamma 4.6.3 fails prepare phase

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

On Saturday 07 May 2011 16:36:14 Richard Cox wrote:
> On 05/07/2011 01:59 PM, billyd wrote:
> > On Saturday, May 07, 2011 11:54:45 AM Dale wrote:
> >> Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> >>> On Saturday 07 May 2011 09:36:22 Dale wrote:
> >>>> Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> me.  Then again, what do I know.  Care to elaborate on how you
> >>>> fixed
> >>>> this?  Maybe a cat /root/.bash_history would shed some light.
> >>>
> >>> I got a find / sed error and had to comment out this:
> >>>          if use handbook; then
> >>>
> >>>                  KMEXTRA+=" doc/kcontrol/kgamma"
> >>>
> >>>          fi
> >>
> >> For the less enlightened.  The file is here:
> >>
> >> /usr/portage/kde-base/kgamma/kgamma-4.6.3.ebuild
> >>
> >> This part should look like this:
> >>
> >> src_unpack() {
> >> #       if use handbook; then
> >> #               KMEXTRA+=" doc/kcontrol/kgamma"
> >> #       fi
> >>
> >>
> >> Don't forget to redo the manifest:
> >>
> >> ebuild /usr/portage/kde-base/kgamma/kgamma-4.6.3.ebuild manifest
> >>
> >> Is this a bug?  Should I report it or will they fix it eventually?
> >>
> >> Thanks Volker.  That got me going again.
> >>
> >> Dale
> >>
> >> :-)  :-)
> >
> > I was able to get it to emerge by adding the following to my
> > /etc/portage/package.use:
> >
> > kde-base/kgamma -handbook
> >
> > The rest of the KDE-4.6.3 completed without further errors.
> >
> > Bill
>
> Yep, it's a use flag issue...like you said, don't touch the
> ebuild...turn off the use flag instead, until it gets fixed.

handbook is unset for me - so it was off. Logically there is no need to turn 
something off again.