From: Ow Mun Heng <Ow.Mun.Heng@wdc.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] emerge xf86-driver-ati-6.6.3 fails
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:12:11 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1161069131.14315.32.camel@neuromancer.home.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200610170811.18629.bo.andresen@zlin.dk>
On Tue, 2006-10-17 at 08:11 +0200, Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote:
> On Monday 16 October 2006 22:17, Mick wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I started an update world today which ran through xorg-server and xorg-x11
> > before it went along to update x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-6.6.3. This
> > package tries to check /etc/portage/profile/make.globals and fails
> > miserably. :-( The reason is that I have no such file. The only file I
> > can find in /etc/portage/profile is profile.bashrc.
> >
> > Needless to say that without an ati driver I have no X and I need this
> > laptop for work! Would you perhaps know what's gone wrong here?
> >
> > This is the error from the emerge:
> [SNIP]
>
> I see two options. Either upgrade to latest ~arch portage and see if that
> fixes it or file a bug..
Where do you see it sourcing for make.globals??
The ebuild is also very simple and short
pkg_setup() {
if use dri && ! built_with_use x11-base/xorg-server dri; then
die "Build x11-base/xorg-server with USE=dri."
fi
}
I just upgraded from xorg-7.0 to xorg-7.1 (this is because I was trying
to get my laptop to support Monitor out at 1680x1050 on a Radeon 9000.
(it's stated max is 1600x1200)
>
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-10-16 20:17 [gentoo-user] emerge xf86-driver-ati-6.6.3 fails Mick
2006-10-17 6:11 ` Bo Ørsted Andresen
2006-10-17 7:12 ` Ow Mun Heng [this message]
2006-10-17 8:42 ` [gentoo-user] emerge xf86-driver-ati-6.6.3 fails [SOLVED] Mick
2006-10-17 6:59 ` [gentoo-user] Re: emerge xf86-driver-ati-6.6.3 fails Mick
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