* Re: [gentoo-user] This is what I get for trying...
2015-11-19 15:17 [gentoo-user] This is what I get for trying Alan Grimes
@ 2015-11-19 16:01 ` Jeremi Piotrowski
2015-11-19 22:11 ` Jc García
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From: Jeremi Piotrowski @ 2015-11-19 16:01 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 10:17:03AM -0500, Alan Grimes wrote:
> Naturally, the instructions on the gentoo wiki FAIL....
>
> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Basic_guide_to_write_Gentoo_Ebuilds
> ############################
>
> atg@tortoise ~/archive $ ebuild seamonkey-2.35.ebuild clean merge
> Appending /home to PORTDIR_OVERLAY...
> !!! Repository 'x-home' is missing masters attribute in
> '/home/metadata/layout.conf'
> !!! Set 'masters = gentoo' in this file for future compatibility
This part tells you all that you need to know:
> ebuild: /home/atg/archive/seamonkey-2.35.ebuild: does not seem to have a
> valid PORTDIR structure
I quote from the link that you posted:
> Now, you can't just create a file /usr/portage/hello-world.ebuild and be
> done with it; there are several reasons:
> ...
> 2. The ebuild file is not in the right directory: An ebuild has to be
> located in the "package name" subdirectory of "category" directory;
> so, for an ebuild to work you have to place it in a directory like
> /usr/local/portage/app-misc/hello-world/.
So move your seamonkey-2.35.ebuild to a subdirectory ww-client/seamonkey/
and run ebuild again.
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2015-11-19 15:17 [gentoo-user] This is what I get for trying Alan Grimes
2015-11-19 16:01 ` Jeremi Piotrowski
@ 2015-11-19 22:11 ` Jc García
2015-11-21 1:22 ` [gentoo-user] " walt
2015-11-21 9:23 ` [gentoo-user] " Neil Bothwick
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From: Jc García @ 2015-11-19 22:11 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
2015-11-19 9:17 GMT-06:00 Alan Grimes <ALONZOTG@verizon.net>:
> Naturally, the instructions on the gentoo wiki FAIL....
>
>
>
> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Basic_guide_to_write_Gentoo_Ebuilds
> ############################
>
> atg@tortoise ~/archive $ ebuild seamonkey-2.35.ebuild clean merge
> Appending /home to PORTDIR_OVERLAY...
> !!! Repository 'x-home' is missing masters attribute in
> '/home/metadata/layout.conf'
> !!! Set 'masters = gentoo' in this file for future compatibility
> ebuild: /home/atg/archive/seamonkey-2.35.ebuild: does not seem to have a
> valid PORTDIR structure
> atg@tortoise ~/archive $
> #################################
>
Why are you reading random documentation on the wiki? if you want to
learn about overlays and writing ebuilds read the developer
documentation.
And you don't seem to be folowing it properly either, besides what was
pointed out already, you are trying to run the ebuild comand as your
user, and you don't seem to have made an overlay(You shouldn't be
using hour $HOME as your overlay), also it should be run as the
portage user or root, a lot of documentation you will find about this
stuff won't guide step by step because it is assumed you understand
about overlays already, and have looked at the developer
documentation.
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* [gentoo-user] Re: This is what I get for trying...
2015-11-19 15:17 [gentoo-user] This is what I get for trying Alan Grimes
2015-11-19 16:01 ` Jeremi Piotrowski
2015-11-19 22:11 ` Jc García
@ 2015-11-21 1:22 ` walt
2015-11-21 8:27 ` J. Roeleveld
2015-11-21 9:23 ` [gentoo-user] " Neil Bothwick
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From: walt @ 2015-11-21 1:22 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On Thu, 19 Nov 2015 10:17:03 -0500
Alan Grimes <ALONZOTG@verizon.net> wrote:
> Naturally, the instructions on the gentoo wiki FAIL....
More people will read what you write if you give us a hint in the
subject line about why you are writing to us.
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Re: This is what I get for trying...
2015-11-21 1:22 ` [gentoo-user] " walt
@ 2015-11-21 8:27 ` J. Roeleveld
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From: J. Roeleveld @ 2015-11-21 8:27 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 21 November 2015 02:22:16 CET, walt <w41ter@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 19 Nov 2015 10:17:03 -0500
>Alan Grimes <ALONZOTG@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> Naturally, the instructions on the gentoo wiki FAIL....
>
>More people will read what you write if you give us a hint in the
>subject line about why you are writing to us.
Actually, more people would be inclined to assist if the emails wouldn't be one big complaint.
We are all volunteers here. We don't appreciate this level of abuse in our free time.
--
Joost
--
Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
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* Re: [gentoo-user] This is what I get for trying...
2015-11-19 15:17 [gentoo-user] This is what I get for trying Alan Grimes
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2015-11-21 1:22 ` [gentoo-user] " walt
@ 2015-11-21 9:23 ` Neil Bothwick
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From: Neil Bothwick @ 2015-11-21 9:23 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
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On Thu, 19 Nov 2015 10:17:03 -0500, Alan Grimes wrote:
> Naturally, the instructions on the gentoo wiki FAIL....
when not read or followed correctly.
Hell, you're not even reading the right page, even though it does contain
the information you need. You don't want to write your own ebuilds, you
want to put an existing one in an overlay.
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Overlay/Local_overlay
Note that these instructions work best when read from start to finish and
then followed from start to finish.
--
Neil Bothwick
Is there another word for synonym?
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