From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD0AF138AC8 for ; Sun, 2 Nov 2014 07:54:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BE7CCE0CA8; Sun, 2 Nov 2014 07:54:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mout.gmx.net (mout.gmx.net [212.227.17.22]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 44449E0C94 for ; Sun, 2 Nov 2014 07:54:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([84.133.160.84]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx102) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0MdoR7-1XPcmH14xB-00Pa4J for ; Sun, 02 Nov 2014 08:54:20 +0100 Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 08:54:19 +0100 From: meino.cramer@gmx.de To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Raiders of the lost package... Message-ID: <20141102075419.GB3864@solfire> References: <20141102061011.GA3864@solfire> <5455DFD8.8080702@gmail.com> 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 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In-Reply-To: <5455DFD8.8080702@gmail.com> User-Agent: mutt-ng/devel-r804 (Linux) X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:wiR2RtiEOtmtgaGtJKyErH3ip/NnWkLzeF5+NuHcRYgNnVyvHHL p/ucUP0nwcVAu5RDWrVlGSpGqHAjAaFoatJk6Wb8dC5LcPbFEeCAelR8UYpNOVqzdNNw24P 5gAmU7RIor0vNZvsw8vm2nvWmLfYqxOUDt9WK7N3y/KuYIzmfYKGtUGdc8mg5MKtTF3jUr+ tOPKGvVPp+6irTUfZBEMQ== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1; X-Archives-Salt: acf66009-b598-4e9f-b2b6-246b8767b641 X-Archives-Hash: c42553f6cedf60b39242e8ea97f4e7e4 Dale [14-11-02 08:44]: > meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Debain everywhere... > > Ubuntu everywhere... > > > > "To use this library just do a apt-get build-essential, apt-get this > > and apt-get that...your done". > > > > Hrrrmpppfff.... > > > > What the heck is "build-essential?" What's hidden behind it? > > > > I am currently facing a similiar problem: I am trying to get > > a TFT display running. For using this library to access this TFT=20 > > one "only" needs to do a ...guess... "apt-get python smbus". > > > > Neither "smbus' nor "I2C" produces any match in the output of > > eix... > > > > What's that package? Is it in Gentoo? > > > > Any help is very appreciated :) > > > > Best regards, > > mcc > > >=20 > I2c is in the kernel. I use it to access my temps and such here. Just > a small snippet: >=20 > root@fireball / # zcat /proc/config.gz | grep -i i2c > # CONFIG_BMP085_I2C is not set > # CONFIG_SENSORS_LIS3_I2C is not set > CONFIG_MOUSE_SYNAPTICS_I2C=3Dy > CONFIG_I2C=3Dy > CONFIG_I2C_BOARDINFO=3Dy > CONFIG_I2C_COMPAT=3Dy > CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=3Dy > # CONFIG_I2C_MUX is not set > CONFIG_I2C_HELPER_AUTO=3Dy > CONFIG_I2C_ALGOBIT=3Dy >=20 >=20 > SMBUS I think is in the same category. From a search for smbus from > within menuconfig: >=20 > Symbol: I2C_SMBUS > [=3Dn] = = =20 > =E2=94=82=20 > =E2=94=82 Type : > tristate = = =20 > =E2=94=82=20 > =E2=94=82 Prompt: SMBus-specific > protocols = = =20 > =E2=94=82=20 > =E2=94=82 =20 > Location: = = =20 > =E2=94=82=20 > =E2=94=82 -> Device > Drivers = = =20 > =E2=94=82=20 > =E2=94=82 -> I2C support (I2C > [=3Dy]) = = =20 > =E2=94=82=20 > =E2=94=82 (1) -> Autoselect pertinent helper modules (I2C_HELPER_AU= TO > [=3Dy]) = =20 > =E2=94=82=20 > =E2=94=82 Defined at > drivers/i2c/Kconfig:76 = = =20 > =E2=94=82=20 > =E2=94=82 Depends on: I2C > [=3Dy] = = =20 > =E2=94=82=20 > =E2=94=82 Selected by: I2C_PARPORT [=3Dn] && I2C [=3Dy] && HAS_IOMEM = [=3Dy] && > PARPORT [=3Dy] || I2C_PARPORT_LIGHT [=3Dn] && I2C [=3Dy] && HAS_IOMEM > [=3Dy] =E2=94=82=20 > =E2=94=82 >=20 > If I recall correctly, SMBUS and I2C work together on getting temps and > fan speeds and such.=20 >=20 > Also, some folks use lm-sensors. I think it does the same but in user > space instead of kernel space. That's my understanding anyway.=20 >=20 > Hope that helps. >=20 > Dale >=20 > :-) :-)=20 >=20 >=20 Hi Dale, thanks for your informations... :) I did a typo...instead of=20 "apt-get python smbus". it must be "apt-get python-smbus". I am searching "python-smbus" for Gentoo. The kernel configuration is already setup and ok. Do you the know the translation=20 of "python-smbus" (Debian-speak) to ??? for Gentoo? Thank you very much in advance! Best regards, Meino