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, FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT,FREEMAIL_FROM,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from hotmail.com (f56.law11.hotmail.com [64.4.17.56]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 852AB201CEDD; Mon, 4 Mar 2002 19:53:22 -0600 (CST) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 4 Mar 2002 17:50:33 -0800 Received: from 24.202.255.4 by lw11fd.law11.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 05 Mar 2002 01:50:33 GMT X-Originating-IP: [24.202.255.4] From: "Sebastien Phaneuf" To: gentoo-user@gentoo.org, gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 01:50:33 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Mar 2002 01:50:33.0295 (UTC) FILETIME=[232B3DF0:01C1C3E8] Subject: [gentoo-dev] Questions & XMMS Problem 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: 949abf06-79ef-4256-9a55-e8437463e314 X-Archives-Hash: 635d1f57acc8a45fadc244e4a0bea09c Great distro. I only encounter 1 problem : I emerge alsa. I test it with aplay and the file specify in the desktop installation doc. It works fine. I emerge XMMS. Then, when I try to play some mp3 I get this message: ** WARNING **: oss_open(): Failed to open audio device (/dev/dsp): No such file or directory But I don't want to use OSS! I didn't even compile i with the kernel. OSS is not specify in my make.conf file (alsa is specify though). I alsao have a few questions concerning Gentoo : 1- Aside from the doc on the web site, is there some good documentation on Gentoo? I want documentation on the tools that gentoo use like : rc-update, env-update... (aside from their man page). 2- Is there some tools can can tell me what packgae I have installed and what version are they? I read the emerge man page and it seems you cant do that with an emerge command (or am I wrong)? 3- Where does Gentoo stores its install log? (or is there a place where gentoo stores install log???) 4- Is there a way to update a package (only a package and not the world) with emerge (rather than used ebuild as it is said on the GentooFAQ)? 5- Quesiton about the dependency mechanism : if I emerge softwareA with dependency with softwareB and I update softwareB, will softwareA be automatically remerge (a kind of broken depencies mechanism...)? Thanks !!! Sebastien _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.