[gentoo-user] Re: puzzled over why xrdb process hangs

[James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>]

Zac Slade <krakrjak <at> volumehost.net> writes:

> > quickly running 'top' I find the culprit:
> > krdb. I can kill it off and the sequence completes and the system is fine.
> >
> > But 'eix xrdb' reveals:
> > x11-apps/xrdb
> >      Available versions:  [M]1.0.1
> >      Installed:           none

> > If it's not installed how can it be running (hung)?
> > I've tried all sorts of things to fix this and nothing
> > works, including revdep-rebuild...
 
> Are you using the monolithic or split ebuilds for kde?

got me on this one. Not Sure? I'd guess both is a bad idea?


> That is, did you emerge kde or emerge kde-meta?

yes, but it has been 'unmerge'd. 

> If you using the monolithic ebuilds, this binary will be provided by a 
> different package.  If you'll locate the actual binary, you can find which 
> package provides it with equery b /path/to/xrdb.  You might be able to 
> recompile that package.

This package is not there:

 /# equery b /path/to/xrdb
[ Searching for file(s) /path/to/xrdb in *... ]


just like:
* x11-apps/xrdb
     Available versions:  [M]1.0.1
     Installed:           none

I can kill off the hung xrdb process, as user james.
I do not have to sudo or be root, so it's definately a kde thing
(outta wack)...


What's the best way to rebuild kde? 


other ideas?


James






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