Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Application for video cutting ?

[Meino Christian Cramer <Meino.Cramer@gmx.de>]

From: "Daniel Pielmeier" <daniel.pielmeier@googlemail.com>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Application for video cutting ?
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 17:48:56 +0200

Hi Daniel,
 
 thank you very much for your friendly help !

 Currently I am only a enthusiastic but bloody newbie...

 Keep hacking!
 mcc

> Hi Meino,
> 
> > What do I with this *.ebuild?
> >
> > When I look into /usr/portage/* I find a lot more files in conjunction
> > with a certain *.ebuild, which seem to handle the build and handling
> > of applikations to be installed. Do I need some more files for this
> > applikation? How can I handle this certain "external" ebuild-file
> > without the danger to screw up my system ?
> 
> You have to create an overlay for it, see
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Installing_3rd_Party_Ebuilds for more
> information.
> 
> In this manual you have to create an additional portage tree where you
> can put external ebuilds.
> I have mine in my overlay folder under media-video/ttcut.
> To use the ebuild you have to digest it. Go to the folder where you
> have your ebuild.
> Then execute "ebuild ttcut-0.11.2_alpha.ebuild digest" without the
> quotes, if you do so, some other files are created. One for instance
> is for veryfing the the size of source package and so on.
> After that you can emerge it as normal with "emerge ttcut". I have
> cleaned up the ebuild a bit, so that there are no additional files
> needed. You have to download it again at bugs.gentoo.org. Your system
> will not be messed up this ebuild installs only two binary files into
> /usr/bin one is called ttcut the other ttmpeg. To use ttcut just type
> "ttcut" at the commandline and a nice gui opens similar to cuttermaran
> the well known cutting tool for windows!
> 
> > These are the packages that I would merge, in order:
> 
> > Calculating dependencies
> > !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "=qt-4.1.2" have been masked.
> > !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request:
> > - x11-libs/qt-4.1.2 (masked by: ~x86 keyword)
> 
> > For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or
> > refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
> 
> > ...is there any wrong with my system or do I need to update
> > something (I did an "eix-sync" minutes ago...)
> 
> Nothing is wrong with your system qt-4.1.2 is masked by ~x86 keyword
> means it is unstable(testing). You can emerge it if you add
> "x11-libs/qt ~x86" to the file /etc/portage/package.keywords
> 
> Hth Daniel
> 
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