Re: [gentoo-user] question about binhost's

2014-11-17 Thread wraeth
On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 06:45:51AM +, Mick wrote: > Interestingly, how do you remove an binary package using portage when you no > longer need it? Using 'rm -i ' manually? The `eclean` utility from app-portage/gentoolkit can do this for you (as well as maintaining your distfiles directory).

Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation

2014-11-17 Thread behrouz khosravi
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Alexander Kapshuk < alexander.kaps...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 7:55 PM, behrouz khosravi > wrote: > > > > On Nov 17, 2014 9:06 PM, "behrouz khosravi" > wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Nov 17, 2014 8:46 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk" < > alexander.kaps...@gma

Re: [gentoo-user] apcupsd to recycle power

2014-11-17 Thread J. Roeleveld
On Friday, November 14, 2014 08:53:13 PM Thanasis wrote: > I have an APC SC620I, which in case of power failure, it successfully > initiates a shutdown to the connected (via SMART cable) PC, but if the > mains power returns, the UPS does not recycle the power to the PC, and > consequently the PC st

Re: [gentoo-user] question about binhost's

2014-11-17 Thread Mick
On Monday 17 Nov 2014 22:14:47 Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Mon, 17 Nov 2014 22:55:05 +0100, Michael Mair-Keimberger wrote: > > Hmm, that's interesting. > > I just checked another binhost and they clearly were kept. I don't > > know why it doesn't work with mine but it's definitely a problem with > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Inconsistency in portage automake package versioning

2014-11-17 Thread gevisz
2014-11-18 2:04 GMT+02:00 Neil Bothwick : > On Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:55:09 +0200, Gevisz wrote: > >> > You have both installed, 1.13.4 is just the latest. Give eix a try, it >> > will make your life better. In this case equery also works: >> > >> > $ equery l automake >> >* Searching for automa

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Inconsistency in portage automake package versioning

2014-11-17 Thread wraeth
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 18/11/14 14:13, James wrote: > Gevisz gmail.com> writes: > > >>> p.s. make life easier for yourself when searching the tree. >>> Install eix and stop using emerge --search. eix runs out a >>> gazillion times faster > >> As fas as I remember,

[gentoo-user] Re: Inconsistency in portage automake package versioning

2014-11-17 Thread James
Gevisz gmail.com> writes: > > p.s. make life easier for yourself when searching the tree. Install eix > > and stop using emerge --search. eix runs out a gazillion times faster > As fas as I remember, I have eix installed but used only once. :) > Have to re-read its documentation first. Best

Re: [gentoo-user] Inconsistency in portage automake package versioning

2014-11-17 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:55:09 +0200, Gevisz wrote: > > You have both installed, 1.13.4 is just the latest. Give eix a try, it > > will make your life better. In this case equery also works: > > > > $ equery l automake > >* Searching for automake ... > > [IP-] [ ] > > sys-devel/automake-1.

Re: [gentoo-user] Inconsistency in portage automake package versioning

2014-11-17 Thread Gevisz
On Mon, 17 Nov 2014 23:49:18 +0200 Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 17/11/2014 23:29, Gevisz wrote: > > In today's system update I was advised to update sys-devel/automake > > from version 1.11.6 to version 1.11.6-r1. However, just after the > > update the system reported that sys-devel/automake has ve

Re: [gentoo-user] Inconsistency in portage automake package versioning

2014-11-17 Thread Gevisz
On Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:46:48 -0500 Michael Orlitzky wrote: > On 11/17/2014 04:29 PM, Gevisz wrote: > > In today's system update I was advised to update sys-devel/automake > > from version 1.11.6 to version 1.11.6-r1. However, just after the > > update the system reported that sys-devel/automake h

Re: [gentoo-user] question about binhost's

2014-11-17 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 17 Nov 2014 22:55:05 +0100, Michael Mair-Keimberger wrote: > Hmm, that's interesting. > I just checked another binhost and they clearly were kept. I don't > know why it doesn't work with mine but it's definitely a problem with > my system. They should be kept, it defeats one of the main r

Re: [gentoo-user] question about binhost's

2014-11-17 Thread Matti Nykyri
> On Nov 17, 2014, at 23:46, Alan McKinnon wrote: > >> On 17/11/2014 23:32, thegeezer wrote: >>> On 17/11/14 21:01, Michael Mair-Keimberger wrote: >>> Hi list, >>> >>> I was setting up an binhost recently and i couldn't found any >>> information how to keep old builds. >>> Usually, for example a

Re: [gentoo-user] question about binhost's

2014-11-17 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 17/11/2014 23:46, Michael Mair-Keimberger wrote: > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 11:27:08PM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: >> On 17/11/2014 23:01, Michael Mair-Keimberger wrote: >>> Hi list, >>> >>> I was setting up an binhost recently and i couldn't found any >>> information how to keep old builds. >>>

Re: [gentoo-user] question about binhost's

2014-11-17 Thread Michael Mair-Keimberger
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 09:32:45PM +, thegeezer wrote: > On 17/11/14 21:01, Michael Mair-Keimberger wrote: > > Hi list, > > > > I was setting up an binhost recently and i couldn't found any > > information how to keep old builds. > > Usually, for example a newer version of tcpdump gets build, t

Re: [gentoo-user] Inconsistency in portage automake package versioning

2014-11-17 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 17/11/2014 23:29, Gevisz wrote: > In today's system update I was advised to update sys-devel/automake > from version 1.11.6 to version 1.11.6-r1. However, just after the > update the system reported that sys-devel/automake has version 1.13.4. > > Is it only me who think that something is wrong

Re: [gentoo-user] Inconsistency in portage automake package versioning

2014-11-17 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 11/17/2014 04:29 PM, Gevisz wrote: > In today's system update I was advised to update sys-devel/automake > from version 1.11.6 to version 1.11.6-r1. However, just after the > update the system reported that sys-devel/automake has version 1.13.4. > > Is it only me who think that something is wro

Re: [gentoo-user] question about binhost's

2014-11-17 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 17/11/2014 23:32, thegeezer wrote: > On 17/11/14 21:01, Michael Mair-Keimberger wrote: >> Hi list, >> >> I was setting up an binhost recently and i couldn't found any >> information how to keep old builds. >> Usually, for example a newer version of tcpdump gets build, the old >> build will be de

Re: [gentoo-user] question about binhost's

2014-11-17 Thread Michael Mair-Keimberger
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 11:27:08PM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 17/11/2014 23:01, Michael Mair-Keimberger wrote: > > Hi list, > > > > I was setting up an binhost recently and i couldn't found any > > information how to keep old builds. > > Usually, for example a newer version of tcpdump gets b

Re: [gentoo-user] question about binhost's

2014-11-17 Thread thegeezer
On 17/11/14 21:01, Michael Mair-Keimberger wrote: > Hi list, > > I was setting up an binhost recently and i couldn't found any > information how to keep old builds. > Usually, for example a newer version of tcpdump gets build, the old > build will be deleted. Only different slots were keeped. Howev

[gentoo-user] Inconsistency in portage automake package versioning

2014-11-17 Thread Gevisz
In today's system update I was advised to update sys-devel/automake from version 1.11.6 to version 1.11.6-r1. However, just after the update the system reported that sys-devel/automake has version 1.13.4. Is it only me who think that something is wrong here? The commands and their output is given

Re: [gentoo-user] question about binhost's

2014-11-17 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 17/11/2014 23:01, Michael Mair-Keimberger wrote: > Hi list, > > I was setting up an binhost recently and i couldn't found any > information how to keep old builds. > Usually, for example a newer version of tcpdump gets build, the old > build will be deleted. Only different slots were keeped. Ho

[gentoo-user] question about binhost's

2014-11-17 Thread Michael Mair-Keimberger
Hi list, I was setting up an binhost recently and i couldn't found any information how to keep old builds. Usually, for example a newer version of tcpdump gets build, the old build will be deleted. Only different slots were keeped. However, I want to keep these old builds but I haven't found an o

Re: [gentoo-user] difficulties with lvm2+systemd+grub2

2014-11-17 Thread Michael Mair-Keimberger
On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 12:21:37PM +1100, wraeth wrote: > On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 07:43:18PM +0100, Michael Mair-Keimberger wrote: > > Basically my changes in my grub config were already correct, however I > > completely forgot, that, since I wrote my own init script, arg's like > > "root" and "ini

Re: [gentoo-user] kexec

2014-11-17 Thread thegeezer
On 17/11/14 03:25, wraeth wrote: > Would I be correct in guessing that this is dependant on > sys-apps/kexec-tools being installed and CONFIG_KEXEC being enabled in > the kernel? correct. > And, with CONFIG_KEXEC, is that required for the old kernel, new > kernel or both? just the one you are kex

[gentoo-user] Re: qt5

2014-11-17 Thread James
Michael Vetter uni-konstanz.de> writes: > > Jauhien knows what he is doing. If he is waiting on the QT5 bug to > > be resolved, then that is where it is sitting. Surely you should open > > up a bgo ticket on QTcreator? > Anybody could tell me what's going on and answer my initial questions? Bu

Re: [gentoo-user] syslog-ng-3.6.1 nearly no log anymore

2014-11-17 Thread Rich Freeman
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > > Should I make a bug report on this? > See my post. I suggest testing the different input source options to understand what the actual problem is. I suspect this is an upstream bug in the implementation of system(), but I can't say for

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: qt5

2014-11-17 Thread Michael Vetter
> Jauhien knows what he is doing. If he is waiting on the QT5 bug to > be resolved, then that is where it is sitting. Surely you should open > up a bgo ticket on QTcreator? I am not sure there is any bug. I thought it's only about configuration. My main reason for writing the initial mail was to g

Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation

2014-11-17 Thread Alexander Kapshuk
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 7:55 PM, behrouz khosravi wrote: > > On Nov 17, 2014 9:06 PM, "behrouz khosravi" wrote: >> >> >> On Nov 17, 2014 8:46 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk" >> wrote: >> > >> > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 6:58 PM, behrouz khosravi >> > wrote: >> > > >> > > On Nov 17, 2014 7:32 PM, "Alexand

Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation

2014-11-17 Thread behrouz khosravi
On Nov 17, 2014 9:06 PM, "behrouz khosravi" wrote: > > > On Nov 17, 2014 8:46 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk" wrote: > > > > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 6:58 PM, behrouz khosravi wrote: > > > > > > On Nov 17, 2014 7:32 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk" < alexander.kaps...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > >> > > >> On Mon,

Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation

2014-11-17 Thread Alexander Kapshuk
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 7:36 PM, behrouz khosravi wrote: > > On Nov 17, 2014 8:46 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk" > wrote: >> >> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 6:58 PM, behrouz khosravi >> wrote: >> > >> > On Nov 17, 2014 7:32 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk" >> > >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:32 P

Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation

2014-11-17 Thread behrouz khosravi
On Nov 17, 2014 8:46 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk" wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 6:58 PM, behrouz khosravi wrote: > > > > On Nov 17, 2014 7:32 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk" < alexander.kaps...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:32 PM, behrouz khosravi < bz.khosr...@gmail.com> > >>

Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation

2014-11-17 Thread Alexander Kapshuk
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Alexander Kapshuk wrote: > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 6:58 PM, behrouz khosravi > wrote: >> >> On Nov 17, 2014 7:32 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk" >> wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:32 PM, behrouz khosravi >>> wrote: >>> > >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Hm, does wireless

Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation

2014-11-17 Thread Alexander Kapshuk
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 6:58 PM, behrouz khosravi wrote: > > On Nov 17, 2014 7:32 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk" > wrote: >> >> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:32 PM, behrouz khosravi >> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Hm, does wireless device require firmware? Have you installed firmware >> >> properly? >> >

Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation

2014-11-17 Thread behrouz khosravi
On Nov 17, 2014 7:32 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk" wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:32 PM, behrouz khosravi wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> Hm, does wireless device require firmware? Have you installed firmware > >> properly? > > > > > > I dont think so. I have installed gentoo on it before and back then

Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation

2014-11-17 Thread Alexander Kapshuk
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:32 PM, behrouz khosravi wrote: > >> >> >> Hm, does wireless device require firmware? Have you installed firmware >> properly? > > > I dont think so. I have installed gentoo on it before and back then I just > used the genkernel and it was working. What's the output of 'l

Re: [gentoo-user] syslog-ng-3.6.1 nearly no log anymore

2014-11-17 Thread Helmut Jarausch
On 11/13/2014 05:41:27 PM, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > Hi, > > after upgrading from syslog-ng-3.5.6 to syslog-ng-3.6.1 my system > has > > stopped logging, i.e. I only get the messages > Nov 12 21:04:10 numa syslog-ng[1392]: syslog-ng shutting down; > version='3.6.1' > Nov 13 14:52:20 numa syslog

Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation

2014-11-17 Thread behrouz khosravi
> > > Hm, does wireless device require firmware? Have you installed firmware > properly? > I dont think so. I have installed gentoo on it before and back then I just used the genkernel and it was working.

Re: [gentoo-user] syslog-ng-3.6.1 nearly no log anymore

2014-11-17 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 17 Nov 2014 07:59:57 -0500, Rich Freeman wrote: > >> Is the "systemd" USE flag an actual syslog-ng compilation option or > >> it is a flag to generate systemd units when syslog-ng is installed? > > > > Both. > > > > Please read the ebuild before giving answers like this. The unit fil

Re: [gentoo-user] syslog-ng-3.6.1 nearly no log anymore

2014-11-17 Thread Rich Freeman
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 5:44 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Mon, 17 Nov 2014 05:32:14 -0500, Tom H wrote: > >> Is the "systemd" USE flag an actual syslog-ng compilation option or it >> is a flag to generate systemd units when syslog-ng is installed? > > Both. > Please read the ebuild before giving

Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation

2014-11-17 Thread the
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 17/11/14 14:42, behrouz khosravi wrote: > Hi. > > I was going to install gentoo on my laptop and since I needed an > easy WPA2 wireless connection I used "system rescue cd" for > installation. After finishing the installation when I booted gentoo

[gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation

2014-11-17 Thread behrouz khosravi
Hi. I was going to install gentoo on my laptop and since I needed an easy WPA2 wireless connection I used "system rescue cd" for installation. After finishing the installation when I booted gentoo the "ifconfig -a" didnt show my wireless interface. I thought that I have not included the driver, so

Re: [gentoo-user] apcupsd to recycle power

2014-11-17 Thread Thanasis
on 11/17/2014 03:06 AM thegeezer wrote the following: the only way forward that i see would be to get a small device a la raspberry pi, and have that run apcupsd on it. you can then have that device run wake on lan if it detects the power is good, and trigger remote shutdown when not. Thank

Re: [gentoo-user] syslog-ng-3.6.1 nearly no log anymore

2014-11-17 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 17 Nov 2014 05:32:14 -0500, Tom H wrote: > Is the "systemd" USE flag an actual syslog-ng compilation option or it > is a flag to generate systemd units when syslog-ng is installed? Both. -- Neil Bothwick Quantum leap: (adj.) literally, to move by the smallest amount theoretically poss

Re: [gentoo-user] syslog-ng-3.6.1 nearly no log anymore

2014-11-17 Thread Tom H
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 12:54 AM, Walter Dnes wrote: > On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 04:11:56PM -0500, Rich Freeman wrote >> >> USE=systemd simply means to enable support for systemd, not that it is >> running. Generally stuff like this should be a matter of >> configuration, not build options. >> >> Ot

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: udev (viable) alternatives ?

2014-11-17 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 12:08 PM, Walter Dnes wrote: > On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 07:18:30AM -0500, Rich Freeman wrote >> >> Can you find one example of any situation where the linux kernel has >> ever required any specific implementation of anything in userspace as >> a matter of policy in its 23 ye