On Donnerstag 15 Oktober 2009, dhk wrote: > Dale wrote: > > dhk wrote: > >> Can someone explain the procedure for the installing software that has a > >> fetch restriction? > >> > >> Whenever I get the "F" for fetch restricted (must be manually > >> downloaded) I can't get the build right. Usually I have to go to a > >> web-site and then after downloading what is needed I get stuck. > >> Basically I don't know what to do with the file. Where is the file > >> suppose to go and what format is it suppose to be in? Also what should > >> the permissions and ownership be of the file. > >> > >> So really a good procedure and example would help. Two of the programs > >> I want to install are app-misc/openjnlp and net-misc/icaclient . > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> --dhk > > > > Well, it sort of tells you what to do. For once portage has a error > > that isn't encrypted or something. lol > > > > !!! dev-java/jnlp-bin-1.2-r1 has fetch restriction turned on. > > !!! This probably means that this ebuild's files must be downloaded > > !!! manually. See the comments in the ebuild for more information. > > > > * Please download javaws-1_2-dev.zip and place it in > > /usr/portage/distfiles * > > https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-Site/ > >en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductRef=7026-jaws_dev_pack-1.2-oth- > >j...@cds-cds_developer > > > > I just went to the link provided, click accept on the license thingy and > > there they are. After you get them downloaded, just put them in > > /usr/portage/distfiles and emerge them normally. > > > > It's been a while since I have ran into this. > > > > Dale > > > > :-) :-) > > Thanks all for the help. I stopped after the emerge -p and tried to > figure out what to do from there. The install was easy once I saw the > error message. The trick was to try to do the emerge knowing the > software was downloaded yet and that it would fail. Then I got all the > information I needed. Thanks again. >
just open the ebuild with the text editor of your choice - or less - and read the info block. It is easy to find it. You don't have to wait for the emerge to fail.
