From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from laibach.mweb.co.za (laibach.mweb.co.za [196.2.53.177]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52D3B200B52D for ; Fri, 1 Mar 2002 17:06:16 -0600 (CST) Received: from cpt-dial-196-30-178-254.mweb.co.za ([196.30.178.254] helo=nosferatu.lan) by laibach.mweb.co.za with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 16gw1g-0001ch-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Sat, 02 Mar 2002 01:01:20 +0200 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] ideas/bugs From: Martin Schlemmer To: Gentoo-Dev In-Reply-To: <20020301183916.A13540@matrix.netsoc.tcd.ie> References: <20020301183916.A13540@matrix.netsoc.tcd.ie> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-rFN4ZIqrZhuUTNysDQg1" X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0.2 Date: 02 Mar 2002 01:02:28 +0200 Message-Id: <1015023752.5919.9.camel@nosferatu.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: a13b7e3c-5239-4b66-be5b-a19d45babf65 X-Archives-Hash: 17fe4f331cd8779181aef36bca1dadf8 --=-rFN4ZIqrZhuUTNysDQg1 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 2002-03-01 at 20:39, Christian Loitsch wrote: > hi, >=20 > I just finished compiling the base system on an MMX-130 Mhz with 48MB of > Ram. (slow but doable). Note that 48MB were nearly always enough for > the compilation! (ok glibc would have liked more ;). >=20 > I made some observations, and would like to know, which of them are > considered as bugs. (so that I can enter them in bugzilla) >=20 > * why is there an mta-mysql USE flag, and no mta-postgres? I'm thinking there should not be a mta-postgres one, as the MTA should compile in either if 'mysql' or 'postgres' is in the USE. > * why do you call the postgresql-flag postgres? After all its name is > postgresql (you don't call mysql mys) Shortness ? Not sure on this one. > * why are the permissions of /etc/make.conf so strict (only 600 on my > machine) (i hope it wasn't me who changed them ;) Mine is 0644. Should not really make a difference until user 'emerging' is implemented. > * as I am behind a firewall, which asks for username and password, I > could not use wget. The only program, which is (afaik!) capable of > even "tunneling" through an ftp-proxy is lftp. > I downloaded a static version (and modified the lftp-get script, so > that it accepted a Path-option) and it worked really well. > But it took me quite some time to realize that bootstrap doesn't use > FETCHCOMMAND. You could at least mention it somewhere. > I also really think that lftp is more appropriate than wget. > * fortunately I have access to a machine outside the firewall and was > therefore able to make the rsync there and then download it via ftp, > would be really nice, to do this directly. > * why does the installation of grub won't work if /boot is not a > partition on its own? (had no cdrom and "installed" the iso-image > temporarely on the boot-partition) I think it is a oversite/bug of a recent bug fix, will have a look later on if I get the time. > * my installed system works "worse" than the iso-image. > the installation-manual does not explain how to set up the right > keyboard and "make menuconfig" shows funny chars instead of the lines. > (afaik this is only an Env. variable, but which one) You should edit /etc/rc.conf. Check the Desktop guide, as I am almost sertain its in there. > * depscan is maybe not called with the right params in the boot-scripts: > depscan: Usage depscan .... This probibly means you have a old/broken script in /etc/init.d. The next baselayout should fix this issue. > * why do you ask users in you manual to execute depmod, if it is in 1 of > your boot-scripts? Extra info/help that was included in the rc-scripts later on to make life more painless. Cannot hurt to remind a user, but guess we can remove it if its really that a big a deal. > * I guess the best way to avoid "broken" Gentoos because of forgetting > the -w option with nano, would be to make an alias right at the > beginning. (like nanow) Gentoo is in general for system admin's and developers intended (last time I checked), this we try to educate, rather than spoon feed. > * i think that you should also treat pcmcia a little bit in your > install-manual. On the TODO list somewhere. > * because of wrong parameters the pcmcia-boot-script failed. But there > was no message. like [ FAIL ] >=20 Submit a bug report at http://bugs.gentoo.org/ >=20 > * I have not yet verified the next point: > I have a pcmcia-network-card, but because of a race condition (will > make a bug-report), I had to remove the net.eth0 script (rc-update del > net.eth0), and call it manually. > Surprisingly when I halt the system there is still a message: > ?? Bringing down eth0 ?? which of course fails, because I brought > it down already manually. >=20 You sure you did a '/etc/init.d/net.eth0 stop' as well ? What exactly is the race condition ? >=20 > Please note that I do _not_ consider everything I mentioned as bug! >=20 Sure :) Greetings, --=20 Martin Schlemmer Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team Developer Cape Town, South Africa --=-rFN4ZIqrZhuUTNysDQg1 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQA8gAiDlsNeMtCTD6kRApFhAJ9s3LIfa/UAP4szaHdwUjfaQKrG3ACgkOQx CwO/eC3t0Jy53FPUd1Pe+xo= =SDHi -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-rFN4ZIqrZhuUTNysDQg1--