Re: Installing portage on Debian
On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 08:31:39PM -0600, Joseph A. Nagy, Jr. wrote: Paul Johnson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 08:13:30PM -0600, Joseph A. Nagy, Jr. wrote: My sources don't have a rather outdated package that I want. I've downloaded the source from Tucows but it breaks when it looks for ncurses.h (it can't find it) so it won't compile from source. It's in portage, though, so I figured I could get it and all it's deps that way. You need ncurses-dev. snip I thought so too, until I installed ncurses-dev, deleted the source dir and re-unarchived the files and re-ran the program and got the same error. Are you setting the include path correctly when you configure your source package? There should be an option in its configure script. If it's enough of a dinosaur not to have a configure script have a look in the top level makefile. ncurses.h exists OK on my box (woody, with ncurses-dev installed): $ ls -l /usr/include/*curses.h -rw-r--r--1 root root54005 Mar 29 2002 /usr/include/curses.h lrwxrwxrwx1 root root8 Jul 25 18:19 /usr/include/ncurses.h - curses.h -- Pigeon Be kind to pigeons Get my GPG key here: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=getsearch=0x21C61F7F pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Installing portage on Debian
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 04:35:05PM -0600, Joseph A. Nagy, Jr. wrote: I'm trying to install portage on Debian, does anyone have any tips or tricks past what I've already done (copy and pasted from a conversation I was having with my helper at the time). Don't. Use apt-get instead. - -- .''`. Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] : :' : `. `'` proud Debian admin and user `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE//gxJUzgNqloQMwcRAmnEAKCa4Q6BRopyPjp3WeL/CaZ7QItD/ACfczZE a5rvLMR/GnaDlqu7v8gy0Fg= =+jbU -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing portage on Debian
Don't. Use apt-get instead. Agreed. If you want to compile from source try apt-get source --build Rus -- e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] t: 1-888-327-6330 www.jvds.com - Root on your own box www.vpscolo.com - Your next hosting company -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing portage on Debian
Paul Johnson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 04:35:05PM -0600, Joseph A. Nagy, Jr. wrote: I'm trying to install portage on Debian, does anyone have any tips or tricks past what I've already done (copy and pasted from a conversation I was having with my helper at the time). Don't. Use apt-get instead. My sources don't have a rather outdated package that I want. I've downloaded the source from Tucows but it breaks when it looks for ncurses.h (it can't find it) so it won't compile from source. It's in portage, though, so I figured I could get it and all it's deps that way. The program is cvoicecontrol -- Joseph A. Nagy, Jr. Student at Motlow State Community College Political Activist Extrodinaire The only fallacy is the inaction on our part to stave off the worst of horrors, the stripping of personal freedom. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing portage on Debian
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 08:13:30PM -0600, Joseph A. Nagy, Jr. wrote: My sources don't have a rather outdated package that I want. I've downloaded the source from Tucows but it breaks when it looks for ncurses.h (it can't find it) so it won't compile from source. It's in portage, though, so I figured I could get it and all it's deps that way. You need ncurses-dev. - -- .''`. Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] : :' : `. `'` proud Debian admin and user `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE//hAQUzgNqloQMwcRAtetAKDC99l7exLxGC1ljBdayKHBzjeAXACgjYPK vIaVM0gWORG5NJ6X9CWhZBw= =LT+p -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing portage on Debian
Paul Johnson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 08:13:30PM -0600, Joseph A. Nagy, Jr. wrote: My sources don't have a rather outdated package that I want. I've downloaded the source from Tucows but it breaks when it looks for ncurses.h (it can't find it) so it won't compile from source. It's in portage, though, so I figured I could get it and all it's deps that way. You need ncurses-dev. snip I thought so too, until I installed ncurses-dev, deleted the source dir and re-unarchived the files and re-ran the program and got the same error. -- Joseph A. Nagy, Jr. Student at Motlow State Community College Political Activist Extrodinaire The only fallacy is the inaction on our part to stave off the worst of horrors, the stripping of personal freedom. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
