Re: [gentoo-dev] Problem With TeX and opencm

["Chad M. Huneycutt" <chad.huneycutt@acm.org>]

Mark Cox wrote:
> On Tue, 2002-07-09 at 00:25, Chad M. Huneycutt wrote:
> 
>>Mark Cox wrote:
>>
>>>opencm (www.opencm.org) wants to generate ps documents from info files
>>>when you tell it to compile. The problem is sandbox (I think it is this
>>>that denies access to everything outside of the work dir..someone
>>>correct if it isn't.) causes this to happen .
>>>
>>>
>>>dvips -t letter opencm.dvi -o tmp.ps
>>>This is dvips(k) 5.86 Copyright 1999 Radical Eye Software
>>>(www.radicaleye.com)
>>>' TeX output 2002.07.08:1220' -> tmp.ps
>>>kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode ljfour --bdpi 600 --mag 1+437/600
>>>--dpi 1037 cmbx12
>>>ACCESS DENIED  mkdir:     /usr/share/texmf/fonts/pk
>>>mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/share/texmf/fonts/pk': Permission
>>>denied
>>
>>
>>Is this an ebuild you are testing, or is this one in portage?  The first 
>>line up there needs to be removed from the install process.  It might 
>>possibly be moved to another section of the ebuild, or just removed 
>>completely.  If this is in portage, then if no bug exists on 
>>bugs.gentoo.org, please submit one.  If you really want to install it over 
>>the sandbox violation, then do
>>
>># FEATURES="-sandbox" ebuild ...
> 
> 
> Sorry I always I leave something important out.... Yes this is an ebuild
> I'm testing. And no it isn't in the portage repository either.
> 
> I like the idea of sandbox as I don't trust the program (or any program)
> to be 100% correct (especially in an alpha release). 
> 
> Is this a bug in portage I don't think so. Maybe sandbox may have to
> make exceptions for TeX, or is there a way for TeX to all of these
> metafonts (if thats what its trying to create ??) when you emerge TeX.

One solution would be to remove this from the install process and put it in 
the config step.  The config step happens after merge, so the sandbox 
checking is no longer in effect.

You might also check the tetex ebuild and see what kind of tricks they do 
there.



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Chad Huneycutt (chadh@gentoo.org)