From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1R06gL-0005qV-M0 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 04 Sep 2011 06:59:53 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2D30021C0F9; Sun, 4 Sep 2011 06:59:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail0101.smtp25.com (mail0101.smtp25.com [67.228.8.101]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 074E621C07B for ; Sun, 4 Sep 2011 06:58:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ccs.covici.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ccs.covici.com (8.14.5/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p846wYq1019504 for ; Sun, 4 Sep 2011 02:58:37 -0400 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Layman errors. Google ain't helping. In-reply-to: <4E62FD45.60004@gmail.com> References: <4E62FD45.60004@gmail.com> Comments: In-reply-to Dale message dated "Sat, 03 Sep 2011 23:23:33 -0500." X-Mailer: MH-E 8.2; nmh 1.3; GNU Emacs 23.3.1 Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2011 02:58:34 -0400 Message-ID: <19503.1315119514@ccs.covici.com> From: covici@ccs.covici.com X-SpamH-Filter: y-out0.smtp25.com-p846wbEd004548 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 6edb5b3ee871c5930ea4a2c913cc7df3 Dale wrote: > I'm working on the install for my friend still. Since KDE4 wants to > stay in bed, I thought I would try KDE3 from the overlay. I read not > long ago that it is still somewhat kicking. So I installed layman and > added the overlay. I then added this line to make.conf: > > source /var/lib/layman/make.conf > > When I add that, I get errors like this: > > !!! Parse error in '/etc/make.conf': source command failed: [Errno 2] > No such file or directory: '/var/lib/layman/make.config' > !!! Parse error in '/etc/make.conf': source command failed: [Errno 2] > No such file or directory: '/var/lib/layman/make.config' > > fireball / # eix-update > Reading Portage settings .. > failed to source '/var/lib/layman/make.config' > Building database (/var/cache/eix) .. > [0] "gentoo" /usr/portage/ (cache: metadata-flat) > > I have googled and followed some Gentoo docs and this error just keeps > popping up. What am I doing wrong? > > Keep in mind I am doing a 32 bit install on a 64 bit machine. I am > following the guide that was linked to earlier. > > Ideas? I think you have run into the fact that you only put that source line after you have added your first overlay -- is this the case? -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici covici@ccs.covici.com