Re: [gentoo-user] Raiders of the lost package...

[meino.cramer@gmx.de]

Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk> [14-11-02 10:08]:
> On 2 November 2014 06:10:11 WET, 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 
> > 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
> 
> build-essential is a meta-package for the tools needed to build from source, which are already there in Gentoo. 
> 
> I use packages.debian.org to see what is in a package, or to see which package contains a file, then eix and educated guesswork usually takes care of the rest. 
> -- 
> Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

Hi Neil,

thanks for the hint! :)

Best regards,
Meino