Re: [gentoo-user] First Portage Hick-up, Chokes on Java

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

boslists@gmail.com wrote:
> My first install of Gentoo, and I'm pleased by how far I've progressed
> on my own, not being a programmer or computer person, but I'm a bit
> wary of proceeding further without advice.
>
> I was trying to emerge some several files which had a dependency on
> java-sdk-docs.  Below is the message from emerge.  More information
> will follow.
>
> !!! dev-java/java-sdk-docs-1.6.0-r1 has fetch restriction turned on.
> !!! This probably means that this ebuild's files must be downloaded
> !!! manually.  See the comments in the ebuild for more information.
>
>  * Please download jdk-6-doc.zip from
>  *
> https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductRef=jdk-6-doc-oth-JPR@CDS-CDS_Developer
>
>  * (select English and agree to the licence) and place it in
> /usr/portage/distfiles named as
>  * jdk-6-doc-r1.zip. Notice the r1. Because Sun changes the doc zip file
>  * without changing the filename, we have to resort to renaming to keep
>  * the md5sum verification working for existing and new downloads.
>  *
>  * If emerge fails because of a md5sum error it is possible that Sun
>  * has again changed the upstream release, try downloading the file
>  * again or a newer revision if available. Otherwise report this to
>  * http://bugs.gentoo.org/67266 and we will make a new revision.
>  * Fetch failed for 'dev-java/java-sdk-docs-1.6.0-r1'
>
>  * Messages for package dev-java/java-sdk-docs-1.6.0-r1:
>
>  * Fetch failed for 'dev-java/java-sdk-docs-1.6.0-r1
>
> So, I downloaded the file, renamed it and put it where it told me to.
> Then I found http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Installing_3rd_Party_Ebuilds
> and I am trying to follow that.
>
> I added PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage /usr/portage/distfiles" to
> /etc/make.conf  The first because the wki said to, and the second
> because that's where emerge's message told me to put the file I
> downloaded from Sun.
>
> I then added FEATURES="collision-protect ccache parallel-fetch" to
> /etc/male.conf for safety, even though I have no idea what it does.  I
> then checked out features with  emerge --info | grep FEATURES.  It
> told me that /usr/local/portage did not exist.
>
> OK, so I created it.  Now, that is where emerge told me to put the
> file, but the fact that gentoo did not even create that directory
> gives me pause.
>
> Bottom line:  I am being told I need this dependency, and I am not
> sure how to proceed in creating my own Ebuild to install it.
>
> Am I even in the right ballpark here?
>
> Thanks,
> Bo Grimes
>
>


You got the file downloaded right?  Put the file, with the new name, in
/usr/portage/distfiles then emerge it.  It will see the file was
downloaded and placed there then emerge it like any other package.

You shouldn't need a overlay for that.  At least I don't here.

Dale

:-)  :-)