[gentoo-amd64] xorg DRI setup

[gentoo-amd64] xorg DRI setup

[Mark Haney]

Beso, I've got some questions on getting the desktop effects setup on my 
system that I hoe you can answer for me.

1.  Can you clarify the untarring of the x11.tar.gz?  I've put it in the 
overlay (mine is /usr/portage/local/layman/x11) but I'm not sure what to 
do with those files when it's unzipped, I just untarred it in the root 
of that directory, is that okay?

2.  The USE flags for xorg-server.  With the input_devices_* that are 
listed there, can I insert those into /etc/make.conf under the 
'INPUT_DEVICES = ' line?  that would save tons of time and make my USE 
line a little more manageable.

3.  Conpiz-fusion, do I use the compiz-fusion-0.*.* or the 
compiz-fusion-live ebuilds?

One last thing, how do I verify that I'm actually compiling the right 
packages?


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Re: [gentoo-amd64] xorg DRI setup

[Beso]

2008/9/2 Mark Haney <mhaney@ercbroadband.org>:
> Beso, I've got some questions on getting the desktop effects setup on my
> system that I hoe you can answer for me.
>
> 1.  Can you clarify the untarring of the x11.tar.gz?  I've put it in the
> overlay (mine is /usr/portage/local/layman/x11) but I'm not sure what to do
> with those files when it's unzipped, I just untarred it in the root of that
> directory, is that okay?
>

you have to point the make.conf to add the confs in there. it doesn't
really matter where you put the untarred files, as long as you
remember the location and as long as you point portage confs to these
additional confs. i suggest to put them in the personal overlay, since
at the next update of the x11 overlay with layman they'd be gone.
for example if your personal overlay would be located
/usr/portage/local/layman/personal put them there and then link to
them by adding the following line to the following files:

source /usr/portage/local/layman/x11.unmask
to the /etc/portage/package_unmask.conf
and
source /usr/portage/local/layman/x11.keywords
to the /etc/portage/package_keywords.conf.

> 2.  The USE flags for xorg-server.  With the input_devices_* that are listed
> there, can I insert those into /etc/make.conf under the 'INPUT_DEVICES = '
> line?  that would save tons of time and make my USE line a little more
> manageable.

i suggest you to put them in a secondary package_use.conf to which you
point from /etc/portage/package_use.conf

> 3.  Conpiz-fusion, do I use the compiz-fusion-0.*.* or the
> compiz-fusion-live ebuilds?
>
> One last thing, how do I verify that I'm actually compiling the right
> packages?

use the emerge -vp option and see the overlay from which you compile
the package.
portage tells you from which overlay it has chosen the package to install.
for example you find the compiz package in 3 overlays, gentoo, x11 and
desktop-effects and portage would list something similar to the
following:

# emerge compiz -vp
----
---
[0] - gentoo
[1] - x11
[2] - desktop-effects

x11-wm/compiz [2] USE: aaa bbbb ccc ddd -eee -ffff -ggg


this means portage will install the compiz package from the [2]
overlay, which in this case is desktop-effects.


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Re: [gentoo-amd64] xorg DRI setup

[Mark Haney]

Beso wrote:
> 2008/9/2 Mark Haney <mhaney@ercbroadband.org>:

> 
> use the emerge -vp option and see the overlay from which you compile
> the package.
> portage tells you from which overlay it has chosen the package to install.
> for example you find the compiz package in 3 overlays, gentoo, x11 and
> desktop-effects and portage would list something similar to the
> following:
> 
> # emerge compiz -vp
> ----
> ---
> [0] - gentoo
> [1] - x11
> [2] - desktop-effects
> 
> x11-wm/compiz [2] USE: aaa bbbb ccc ddd -eee -ffff -ggg
> 
> 
> this means portage will install the compiz package from the [2]
> overlay, which in this case is desktop-effects.
> 
> 

Okay, I'm getting things now.  However, I'm still lost on part of the 
directions you gave me.  Maybe I"m just thick. :)

I've followed the directions down to untarring the x11.tar.gz file.  You 
say to put it in the x11 overlay. I'm assuming that's the overlay in 
/usr/portage/local/layman/x11?

I have the keywords and unmasks set correctly (I think). I simply 
symlinked them into /etc/portage/package.keywords and /package.mask.  I 
know that's not how you suggest doing it, but it was suggested that way 
in the Documentation folder.

Here's my biggest problem.  With the x11 overlay in place, and the 
source line in make.conf correct (I just tested compiz as you suggested 
above with -vp and it is wanting to install it from the correct overlay) 
  when I emerge -vp x11-proto I get an error saying 'no ebuilds to satisfy'.

Can you clarify that entire paragraph starting with 'You take the 
x11.tar.gz in attachement'?  This is where I'm lost.



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Re: [gentoo-amd64] xorg DRI setup

[Beso]

2008/9/4 Mark Haney <mhaney@ercbroadband.org>:
> Beso wrote:
>>
>> 2008/9/2 Mark Haney <mhaney@ercbroadband.org>:
>
>>
>> use the emerge -vp option and see the overlay from which you compile
>> the package.
>> portage tells you from which overlay it has chosen the package to install.
>> for example you find the compiz package in 3 overlays, gentoo, x11 and
>> desktop-effects and portage would list something similar to the
>> following:
>>
>> # emerge compiz -vp
>> ----
>> ---
>> [0] - gentoo
>> [1] - x11
>> [2] - desktop-effects
>>
>> x11-wm/compiz [2] USE: aaa bbbb ccc ddd -eee -ffff -ggg
>>
>>
>> this means portage will install the compiz package from the [2]
>> overlay, which in this case is desktop-effects.
>>
>>
>
> Okay, I'm getting things now.  However, I'm still lost on part of the
> directions you gave me.  Maybe I"m just thick. :)
>
> I've followed the directions down to untarring the x11.tar.gz file.  You say
> to put it in the x11 overlay. I'm assuming that's the overlay in
> /usr/portage/local/layman/x11?
>
> I have the keywords and unmasks set correctly (I think). I simply symlinked
> them into /etc/portage/package.keywords and /package.mask.  I know that's
> not how you suggest doing it, but it was suggested that way in the
> Documentation folder.
>

the folder is ok, but you mustn't symlink them. you have to add the
line i've wrote

source <your folder>/x11.keywords into the /etc/portage/package_keywords.conf
and
soure <your folder>/x11.unmask into the /etc/portage/package_unmask.conf

if you don't add that line with <your folder> the one in which you've
copied the files you won't be able to use the same settings you've
used for building world. this applies also to the package_unmask and
package_keywords in the desktop-effects overlay.

> Here's my biggest problem.  With the x11 overlay in place, and the source
> line in make.conf correct (I just tested compiz as you suggested above with
> -vp and it is wanting to install it from the correct overlay)  when I emerge
> -vp x11-proto I get an error saying 'no ebuilds to satisfy'.
>
> Can you clarify that entire paragraph starting with 'You take the x11.tar.gz
> in attachement'?  This is where I'm lost.

it's obvious. you haven't put the right stuff where should have gone.
you have to link (inside the file) the various external package_unmask
package_keywords and make.conf. doing that means you need to add a
line which says:

source <your file>  inside the file you need. this is the way to
correctly do this things.

-- 
dott. ing. beso

Re: [gentoo-amd64] xorg DRI setup

[Mark Haney]

Beso wrote:
> 2008/9/4 Mark Haney <mhaney@ercbroadband.org>:
>> Beso wrote:
>>> 2008/9/2 Mark Haney <mhaney@ercbroadband.org>:
>>> use the emerge -vp option and see the overlay from which you compile
>>> the package.
>>> portage tells you from which overlay it has chosen the package to install.
>>> for example you find the compiz package in 3 overlays, gentoo, x11 and
>>> desktop-effects and portage would list something similar to the
>>> following:
>>>
>>> # emerge compiz -vp
>>> ----
>>> ---
>>> [0] - gentoo
>>> [1] - x11
>>> [2] - desktop-effects
>>>
>>> x11-wm/compiz [2] USE: aaa bbbb ccc ddd -eee -ffff -ggg
>>>
>>>
>>> this means portage will install the compiz package from the [2]
>>> overlay, which in this case is desktop-effects.
>>>
>>>
>> Okay, I'm getting things now.  However, I'm still lost on part of the
>> directions you gave me.  Maybe I"m just thick. :)
>>
>> I've followed the directions down to untarring the x11.tar.gz file.  You say
>> to put it in the x11 overlay. I'm assuming that's the overlay in
>> /usr/portage/local/layman/x11?
>>
>> I have the keywords and unmasks set correctly (I think). I simply symlinked
>> them into /etc/portage/package.keywords and /package.mask.  I know that's
>> not how you suggest doing it, but it was suggested that way in the
>> Documentation folder.
>>
> 
> the folder is ok, but you mustn't symlink them. you have to add the
> line i've wrote
> 
> source <your folder>/x11.keywords into the /etc/portage/package_keywords.conf
> and
> soure <your folder>/x11.unmask into the /etc/portage/package_unmask.conf
> 
> if you don't add that line with <your folder> the one in which you've
> copied the files you won't be able to use the same settings you've
> used for building world. this applies also to the package_unmask and
> package_keywords in the desktop-effects overlay.
> 
>> Here's my biggest problem.  With the x11 overlay in place, and the source
>> line in make.conf correct (I just tested compiz as you suggested above with
>> -vp and it is wanting to install it from the correct overlay)  when I emerge
>> -vp x11-proto I get an error saying 'no ebuilds to satisfy'.
>>
>> Can you clarify that entire paragraph starting with 'You take the x11.tar.gz
>> in attachement'?  This is where I'm lost.
> 
> it's obvious. you haven't put the right stuff where should have gone.
> you have to link (inside the file) the various external package_unmask
> package_keywords and make.conf. doing that means you need to add a
> line which says:
> 
> source <your file>  inside the file you need. this is the way to
> correctly do this things.
> 

So, will I need to source package_keywords.conf and package_unmask.conf 
inside make.conf?

I've got the files created and everything sourced properly now, but I'm 
still not seeing x11-proto when I emerge -vp.

I'm beginning to think this is beyond me.


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Mark Haney
Sr. Systems Administrator
ERC Broadband
(828) 350-2415

Call (866) ERC-7110 for after hours support

Re: [gentoo-amd64] xorg DRI setup

[Beso]

2008/9/4 Mark Haney <mhaney@ercbroadband.org>:
> Beso wrote:
>>
>> 2008/9/4 Mark Haney <mhaney@ercbroadband.org>:
>>>
>>> Beso wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 2008/9/2 Mark Haney <mhaney@ercbroadband.org>:
>>>> use the emerge -vp option and see the overlay from which you compile
>>>> the package.
>>>> portage tells you from which overlay it has chosen the package to
>>>> install.
>>>> for example you find the compiz package in 3 overlays, gentoo, x11 and
>>>> desktop-effects and portage would list something similar to the
>>>> following:
>>>>
>>>> # emerge compiz -vp
>>>> ----
>>>> ---
>>>> [0] - gentoo
>>>> [1] - x11
>>>> [2] - desktop-effects
>>>>
>>>> x11-wm/compiz [2] USE: aaa bbbb ccc ddd -eee -ffff -ggg
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> this means portage will install the compiz package from the [2]
>>>> overlay, which in this case is desktop-effects.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Okay, I'm getting things now.  However, I'm still lost on part of the
>>> directions you gave me.  Maybe I"m just thick. :)
>>>
>>> I've followed the directions down to untarring the x11.tar.gz file.  You
>>> say
>>> to put it in the x11 overlay. I'm assuming that's the overlay in
>>> /usr/portage/local/layman/x11?
>>>
>>> I have the keywords and unmasks set correctly (I think). I simply
>>> symlinked
>>> them into /etc/portage/package.keywords and /package.mask.  I know that's
>>> not how you suggest doing it, but it was suggested that way in the
>>> Documentation folder.
>>>
>>
>> the folder is ok, but you mustn't symlink them. you have to add the
>> line i've wrote
>>
>> source <your folder>/x11.keywords into the
>> /etc/portage/package_keywords.conf
>> and
>> soure <your folder>/x11.unmask into the /etc/portage/package_unmask.conf
>>
>> if you don't add that line with <your folder> the one in which you've
>> copied the files you won't be able to use the same settings you've
>> used for building world. this applies also to the package_unmask and
>> package_keywords in the desktop-effects overlay.
>>
>>> Here's my biggest problem.  With the x11 overlay in place, and the source
>>> line in make.conf correct (I just tested compiz as you suggested above
>>> with
>>> -vp and it is wanting to install it from the correct overlay)  when I
>>> emerge
>>> -vp x11-proto I get an error saying 'no ebuilds to satisfy'.
>>>
>>> Can you clarify that entire paragraph starting with 'You take the
>>> x11.tar.gz
>>> in attachement'?  This is where I'm lost.
>>
>> it's obvious. you haven't put the right stuff where should have gone.
>> you have to link (inside the file) the various external package_unmask
>> package_keywords and make.conf. doing that means you need to add a
>> line which says:
>>
>> source <your file>  inside the file you need. this is the way to
>> correctly do this things.
>>
>
> So, will I need to source package_keywords.conf and package_unmask.conf
> inside make.conf?
>
> I've got the files created and everything sourced properly now, but I'm
> still not seeing x11-proto when I emerge -vp.
>
> I'm beginning to think this is beyond me.
>

there's no x11-proto.... the x11-proto = x11-proto/ packages
x11-libs = x11-libs/ packages

open the x11.keyword file and see the packages from the overlay, or use

emerge @x11-protos -vp to use the x11-protos set. (the set.conf and
sets directory need to go in the overlay mai dir)


-- 
dott. ing. beso

Re: [gentoo-amd64] xorg DRI setup

[Mark Haney]

Beso wrote:

>>
> 
> there's no x11-proto.... the x11-proto = x11-proto/ packages
> x11-libs = x11-libs/ packages
> 
> open the x11.keyword file and see the packages from the overlay, or use
> 
> emerge @x11-protos -vp to use the x11-protos set. (the set.conf and
> sets directory need to go in the overlay mai dir)
> 
> 

I must be getting thick.  The sets.conf and sets directory are in the 
main x11 directory in /usr/portage/local/layman/x11, is that what you 
mean by the overlay main dir?  Or should I put it in 
/usr/portage/local/layman?

As it is, I get no ebuilds with emerge @x11-protos -vp right now.


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Mark Haney
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ERC Broadband
(828) 350-2415

Call (866) ERC-7110 for after hours support

Re: [gentoo-amd64] xorg DRI setup

[Beso]

2008/9/5 Mark Haney <mhaney@ercbroadband.org>:
> Beso wrote:
>
>>>
>>
>> there's no x11-proto.... the x11-proto = x11-proto/ packages
>> x11-libs = x11-libs/ packages
>>
>> open the x11.keyword file and see the packages from the overlay, or use
>>
>> emerge @x11-protos -vp to use the x11-protos set. (the set.conf and
>> sets directory need to go in the overlay mai dir)
>>
>>
>
> I must be getting thick.  The sets.conf and sets directory are in the main
> x11 directory in /usr/portage/local/layman/x11, is that what you mean by the
> overlay main dir?  Or should I put it in /usr/portage/local/layman?
>
> As it is, I get no ebuilds with emerge @x11-protos -vp right now.
>

try out directly updating world. it should push in everything.

-- 
dott. ing. beso

Re: [gentoo-amd64] xorg DRI setup

[Beso]

2008/9/5 Mark Haney <mhaney@ercbroadband.org>:
> Beso wrote:
>
>>>
>>
>> there's no x11-proto.... the x11-proto = x11-proto/ packages
>> x11-libs = x11-libs/ packages
>>
>> open the x11.keyword file and see the packages from the overlay, or use
>>
>> emerge @x11-protos -vp to use the x11-protos set. (the set.conf and
>> sets directory need to go in the overlay mai dir)
>>
>>
>
> I must be getting thick.  The sets.conf and sets directory are in the main
> x11 directory in /usr/portage/local/layman/x11, is that what you mean by the
> overlay main dir?  Or should I put it in /usr/portage/local/layman?
>
> As it is, I get no ebuilds with emerge @x11-protos -vp right now.
>

try out directly updating world. it should push in everything.

-- 
dott. ing. beso