From: James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: layman printer trouble
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 19:39:09 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <loom.20121005T212831-327@post.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 506F2DAE.9010002@fu-berlin.de
Hinnerk van Bruinehsen <h.v.bruinehsen <at> fu-berlin.de> writes:
> > PROBLEM ------- But I cannot use emerge to install it. # emerge
> > brother-mfc6490cw-cups Calculating dependencies / * Manifest not
> > found for '/usr/local/portage/net-print/brother-mfc6490cw-cups/
> > brother-mfc6490cw-cups-1.1.2_p2.ebuild'
> > So now I need to hack the manifest and other files into this dir?
> > Any discussion, ideas, syntax or ebuild support files (manifest et.
> > al) are most welcome (Neil?)
> layman -a printer-drivers
I have /usr/local/portage/net-print/brother-mfc6490cw-cups
set up
I did generate the ebuild manifest by hand:
# ebuild brother-mfc6490cw-cups-1.1.2_p2.ebuild manifest
<snip>
2012-10-05 14:45:35 (653 KB/s) -
`/usr/portage/distfiles/mfc6490cwcupswrapper-1.1.2-2.i386.rpm'
saved [15650/15650]
Creating Manifest for
/usr/local/portage/net-print/brother-mfc6490cw-cups
> Afterwards you should be able to install the driver. >
This file is empty, but exists:
cat /var/lib/layman/make.conf <empty>
what should be in this file?
# layman -a printer-drivers
* Running... # /usr/bin/git clone
git://git.overlays.gentoo.org/proj/printer-drivers.git
/var/lib/layman/printer-drivers
Cloning into '/var/lib/layman/printer-drivers'...
remote: Counting objects: 38, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (32/32), done.
remote: Total 38 (delta 7), reused 0 (delta 0)
Receiving objects: 100% (38/38), 8.57 KiB, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (7/7), done.
* Failed to add overlay "printer-drivers".
* Error was: Did not find a PORTDIR_OVERLAY entry in file
/var/lib/layman/make.conf! Did you specify the correct file?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-10-05 19:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-10-05 15:38 [gentoo-user] layman printer trouble Jamse
2012-10-05 18:57 ` Hinnerk van Bruinehsen
2012-10-05 19:39 ` James [this message]
2012-10-05 21:21 ` [gentoo-user] " Hinnerk van Bruinehsen
2012-10-08 12:52 ` James
2012-10-09 10:08 ` Hinnerk van Bruinehsen
2012-10-09 18:19 ` James
2012-10-09 18:30 ` James
2012-10-09 18:41 ` Hinnerk van Bruinehsen
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