On Sun, 2006-04-02 at 22:49 +0200, Kristian Poul Herkild wrote: > Emerging seahorse fails with following error: > > ... > mkdir -p /usr/share/mime/packages/ > update-mime-database /usr/share/mime/ > update-mime-database: I don't have write permission on /usr/share/mime. > Try rerunning me as root. > ... > !!! ERROR: app-crypt/seahorse-0.7.8 failed. > !!! Function gnome2_src_install, Line 69, Exitcode 2 > !!! install failed > !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status > message.
what about the dir permission?? Here's mine $ ls -ld mime drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4096 Mar 31 18:26 mime -- Ow Mun Heng Gentoo/Linux on DELL D600 1.4Ghz 1.5GB RAM 98% Microsoft(tm) Free!! Neuromancer 17:16:07 up 2 days, 19:34, 7 users, load average: 0.31, 0.32, 0.44 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list