Re: [gentoo-user] Help with world update

2005-12-07 Thread Bill Roberts
On 13:35 Wed 07 Dec , Holly Bostick wrote: > Bill Roberts schreef: > > On 01:55 Wed 07 Dec, Holly Bostick wrote: > > > >> Rafael Fernández López schreef: > >> > Hello, I am running a emerge -u world and there is a package > (realplayer) that keeps failing the build due to an error

Re: [gentoo-user] Help with world update

2005-12-07 Thread Holly Bostick
Bill Roberts schreef: > On 01:55 Wed 07 Dec, Holly Bostick wrote: > >> Rafael Fernández López schreef: >> Hello, I am running a emerge -u world and there is a package (realplayer) that keeps failing the build due to an error in package retrieval. >> >> Great idea, Rafael, but th

Re: [gentoo-user] Help with world update

2005-12-07 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 07:00:35 -0500, Bill Roberts wrote: > Downloading the files didn't solve the problem for me, the ebuild didn't > seem to recognize the downloaded files. Maybe I put them in the wrong > place. Downloaded files go in $DISTDIR, which defaults to /usr/portage/distfiles. -- Neil

Re: [gentoo-user] Help with world update

2005-12-07 Thread Bill Roberts
On 01:55 Wed 07 Dec , Holly Bostick wrote: > Rafael Fernández López schreef: > >> Hello, I am running a emerge -u world and there is a package > >> (realplayer) that keeps failing the build due to an error in > >> package retrieval. > > Great idea, Rafael, but that may break other updates, if

Re: [gentoo-user] Help with world update

2005-12-06 Thread Matthias Langer
On Tue, 2005-12-06 at 23:32 +, Ognjen Bezanov wrote: > Hello, I am running a emerge -u world and there is a package > (realplayer) that keeps failing the build due to an error in package > retrieval. > > My first question is why is portage trying to emerge this package as I > do not have it

Re: [gentoo-user] Help with world update

2005-12-06 Thread Holly Bostick
Rafael Fernández López schreef: >> Hello, I am running a emerge -u world and there is a package >> (realplayer) that keeps failing the build due to an error in >> package retrieval. > > > Well, give realplayer a try, and see if it is installed in any way: > > # equery list -p realplayer > > Yo

Re: [gentoo-user] Help with world update

2005-12-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 23:32:56 +, Ognjen Bezanov wrote: > Hello, I am running a emerge -u world and there is a package > (realplayer) that keeps failing the build due to an error in package > retrieval. You have to download a file manually and put it in $DISTDIR. The error message will tell y

Re: [gentoo-user] Help with world update

2005-12-06 Thread Rafael Fernández López
Ouch !! Another thing... I suggest you to use "emerge -vuD world" or "emerge -uD world" instead of "emerge -u world". If you only use -u as parameter, and not tell portage DEEP... it will bring you troubles someday. Bye, Rafael Fernández López. -- A la vista de suficientes o

Re: [gentoo-user] Help with world update

2005-12-06 Thread Rafael Fernández López
> Hello, I am running a emerge -u world and there is a package > (realplayer) that keeps failing the build due to an error in package > retrieval. Well, give realplayer a try, and see if it is installed in any way: # equery list -p realplayer You'll see in a list if any version is installed. >

Re: [gentoo-user] Help with world update

2005-12-06 Thread brettholcomb
Something thinks it needs it. Check out the depends with equery and see what it tells you. > > From: Ognjen Bezanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/12/06 Tue PM 06:32:56 EST > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: [gentoo-user] Help with world update > > Hell

[gentoo-user] Help with world update

2005-12-06 Thread Ognjen Bezanov
Hello, I am running a emerge -u world and there is a package (realplayer) that keeps failing the build due to an error in package retrieval. My first question is why is portage trying to emerge this package as I do not have it installed in the first place ( I had it once a while ago, then it