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sbstudios
Joined: 03 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 6:29 am Post subject: Portage mask not working? |
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I've done a search on this but couldn't find any topics covering it...
I'm currently getting my servers configured/installed on my Gentoo Linode, and one of the things that I'd like to set up is AxKit. However, in order to do this I need Apache 1.3.x instead of 2.x. If followed the instructions here --
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=78915&highlight=axkit
-- and it works on the Gentoo install I have running on VMWare here, but not on the Linode.
Summary:
# mkdir -p /etc/portage
# echo ">=net-www/apache-2" >> /etc/portage/portage.mask
Any emerge -p package I do that relies on Apache still reports that Apache2 will be installed.
Am I missing something? Is there a different way to specify masks for the Gentoo Linodes? |
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alphonso
Joined: 03 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 11:44 am Post subject: |
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Take a look at your USE flags. The "apache2" flag controls which
version Portage wants to emerge. |
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sbstudios
Joined: 03 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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I fired up ufed and it showed that the apache2 use flag was cleared. Just to be sure I took a look at /etc/make.conf, /etc/make.profile/make.defaults and /etc/make.globals, but it wasn't in there either. (Also, nothing in $USE.)
Any other suggestions? |
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alphonso
Joined: 03 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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My apologies for not looking closer at your problem. I don't know why
your mask file isn't working. Probably somewhere in the Gentoo Portage
forums there's an answer (probably posted by Genome, too).
Anyway, for what it's worth, here's another suggestion:
Edit the ebuild in /usr/portage/dev-perl/Apache-Test and
the DEPEND line to remove the net-www/apache requirement?
I THINK this will work for now but ou'll have issues in the future if Apache-Test gets changed in an emerge sync.
Another option is to show the net-www/apache requirement is
satisfied. I think there's some discussion in the main portage docs
about doing this. This would be cleaner but I don't know specifics.
Something about stub ebuilds? |
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alphonso
Joined: 03 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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Apparently Apache-Test's latest version compiles with a version bump.
See Gentoo Bugzilla http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30228
So ... if you're going to hack the ebuild anyway, why not build the
latest version while you're at it? Copy the current ebuild and up the
version. |
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sbstudios
Joined: 03 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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Ugh. Blame it on not enough sleep... wrong filename. :oops:
Thanks for your help. |
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alphonso
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| You're welcome. (For more sleep set USE="+sleep") |
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