I think the problem here is actually a symlink to nc_files that the Gentoo package manager is breaking somehow rather than the .ini files in /usr/share/doc.
Need to figure out where it wants it and what's missing. Current installation: ntu@ryzen ~ $ ls -la /usr/share/doc/linuxcnc/examples/sample-configs/* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1903 Jul 28 21:40 /usr/share/doc/linuxcnc/examples/sample-configs/maintainer.txt.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2087 Jul 28 21:40 /usr/share/doc/linuxcnc/examples/sample-configs/maintainer_es.txt.bz2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Jul 28 21:40 /usr/share/doc/linuxcnc/examples/sample-configs/nc_files -> ../nc_files (flashing red, broken symlink) /usr/share/doc/linuxcnc/examples/sample-configs/apps: total 56 drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 . drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 210 Jul 28 21:40 README.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 247 Jul 28 21:40 README_es.bz2 drwxr-xr-x 11 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 gladevcp drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 halrun -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 27 Jul 28 21:40 info.demo -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 263 Jul 28 21:40 info.txt.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 294 Jul 28 21:40 info_es.txt.bz2 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 latency -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 130 Jul 28 21:40 nodemocopy.bz2 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 parport drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 pyvcp drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 xhc-hb04 /usr/share/doc/linuxcnc/examples/sample-configs/attic: total 28 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 . drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 119 Jul 28 21:40 README -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 146 Jul 28 21:40 README_es.bz2 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 dallur-thc drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 demo_mazak drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 unclaimed /usr/share/doc/linuxcnc/examples/sample-configs/by_interface: total 48 drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 . drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60 Jul 28 21:40 README -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 73 Jul 28 21:40 README_es drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 general_mechatronics drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 mesa lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Jul 28 21:40 nc_files -> ../../nc_files (flashing red, broken symlink) drwxr-xr-x 11 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 parport drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 pico drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 pluto drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 servotogo drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 vigilant drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 vitalsystems /usr/share/doc/linuxcnc/examples/sample-configs/by_machine: total 44 drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 . drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 56 Jul 28 21:40 README -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 65 Jul 28 21:40 README_es drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 boss drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 cooltool lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Jul 28 21:40 nc_files -> ../../nc_files (flashing red, broken symlink) drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 qtplasmac drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 scorbot-er-3 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 sherline drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 smithy drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 tormach /usr/share/doc/linuxcnc/examples/sample-configs/common: total 36 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 . drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 615 Jul 28 21:40 client.nml.bz2 drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 configurable_options -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 586 Jul 28 21:40 linuxcnc.nml.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 594 Jul 28 21:40 linuxcnc_big.nml.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 791 Jul 28 21:40 server.nml.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1863 Jul 28 21:40 shuttle.hal.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 150 Jul 28 21:40 tool.tbl.bz2 /usr/share/doc/linuxcnc/examples/sample-configs/sim: total 128 drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 . drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 208 Jul 28 21:40 README.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 218 Jul 28 21:40 README_es.bz2 drwxr-xr-x 31 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 axis drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 gmoccapy -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 318 Jul 28 21:40 gremlin_view.ui.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 148 Jul 28 21:40 gs2.hal.bz2 drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 gscreen -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 898 Jul 28 21:40 hitcounter.py.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 188 Jul 28 21:40 lathe.tbl.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 237 Jul 28 21:40 lathe.xml.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 95 Jul 28 21:40 lathe_postgui.hal -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 723 Jul 28 21:40 manual-example.hal.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2016 Jul 28 21:40 manual-example.ui.bz2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Jul 28 21:40 nc_files -> ../../nc_files (flashing red, broken symlink) -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 218 Jul 28 21:40 nstools.tbl.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 370 Jul 28 21:40 pyngcgui.ui.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 374 Jul 28 21:40 pyngcgui_popupkeyboard.ui.bz2 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 pyvcp_demo -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 203 Jul 28 21:40 pyvcp_demo.hal.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 543 Jul 28 21:40 pyvcp_demo.xml.bz2 drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 qtvcp_screens -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 487 Jul 28 21:40 schema-simple.sql.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 116 Jul 28 21:40 screwcompX.dat.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 150 Jul 28 21:40 sim.tbl.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 269 Jul 28 21:40 sim_mm.tbl.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 93 Jul 28 21:40 sim_mm_test.tbl -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 380 Jul 28 21:40 simpockets.tbl.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 514 Jul 28 21:40 test.vcp.bz2 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 tklinuxcnc drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Jul 28 21:41 touchy -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 443 Jul 28 21:40 tracking-test.hal.bz2 Alec _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers