Re: [gentoo-user] amanda client
On Sat, 22 Oct 2005, Mark Shields wrote: Since google is your friend, if you had searched for gentoo amanda-client, you would've found some more information. amanda-client as your only search keyword returns some distros that have seperate server/client packages (like Debian, FreeBSD, OpenBSD). But these seem to be, if these packages are still active, distro-created seperate packages. If you look at the official website (http://amanda.org), you will see that even the official releases don't have seperate server/client packages. The server/client all come in the same gzipped tar file. Now, if you were to I know that. There are config options to build only the client side. Just thought there might exist some hidden USE variable. I guess I'll try to install it to /usr/local, off portage. Less error-prone than messing with ebuilds. request an ebuild for the client be made (I checked bugs.gentoo.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org, nothing there mentioning a client-only version), or possibly a specific use flag for the ebuild (say amandaserver), someone might be happy enough to make one for you (or you can always nudge the package maintainer). I wouldn't expect anyone to write an ebuild _only_ for me. I suppose few gentooers need only the client side of amanda. -- Jorge Almeida -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] amanda client
Since google is your friend, if you had searched for gentoo amanda-client, you would've found some more information. amanda-client as your only search keyword returns some distros that have seperate server/client packages (like Debian, FreeBSD, OpenBSD). But these seem to be, if these packages are still active, distro-created seperate packages. If you look at the official website (http://amanda.org), you will see that even the official releases don't have seperate server/client packages. The server/client all come in the same gzipped tar file. Now, if you were to request an ebuild for the client be made (I checked bugs.gentoo.org, nothing there mentioning a client-only version), or possibly a specific use flag for the ebuild (say amandaserver), someone might be happy enough to make one for you (or you can always nudge the package maintainer).On 10/21/05, Jorge Almeida [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Google says there exists such a thing as amanda-client, but it's notin portage.[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ emerge -pv amandaThese are the packages that I would merge, in order:Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuildN] mail-client/mailx-support-200302158 kB[ebuildN] net-libs/liblockfile-1.0631 kB[ebuildN] mail-client/mailx-8.1.2.20040524-r1126 kB[ebuildN] sys-block/mtx-1.2.18163 kB[ebuildN] app-arch/mt-st-0.7-r134 kB[ebuildN] app-arch/dump-0.4.39+readline -static 270 kB[ebuildN] media-libs/pdflib-5.0.4_p1-r1+java +perl +python -tcltk 2,759 kB[ebuildN] media-gfx/gnuplot-4.0-r1+X +doc -emacs -gd -ggi +pdflib -plotutils +png +readline -svga -xemacs 2,110 kB[ebuildN] app-backup/amanda-2.4.5-berkdb -debug -gdbm -samba -xfs 1,505 kBTotal size of downloads: 7,009 kB~Judging from the names, most of these packages appear to be useful onlyin the server (gnuplot, ...).I need to setup the computer as client only. What to do? Should I emerge all of this? (Or are these just smallemerges?)--Jorge Almeida--gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- - Mark Shields
[gentoo-user] amanda client
Google says there exists such a thing as amanda-client, but it's not in portage. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ emerge -pv amanda These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuild N] mail-client/mailx-support-20030215 8 kB [ebuild N] net-libs/liblockfile-1.06 31 kB [ebuild N] mail-client/mailx-8.1.2.20040524-r1 126 kB [ebuild N] sys-block/mtx-1.2.18 163 kB [ebuild N] app-arch/mt-st-0.7-r1 34 kB [ebuild N] app-arch/dump-0.4.39 +readline -static 270 kB [ebuild N] media-libs/pdflib-5.0.4_p1-r1 +java +perl +python -tcltk 2,759 kB [ebuild N] media-gfx/gnuplot-4.0-r1 +X +doc -emacs -gd -ggi +pdflib -plotutils +png +readline -svga -xemacs 2,110 kB [ebuild N] app-backup/amanda-2.4.5 -berkdb -debug -gdbm -samba -xfs 1,505 kB Total size of downloads: 7,009 kB ~ Judging from the names, most of these packages appear to be useful only in the server (gnuplot, ...). I need to setup the computer as client only. What to do? Should I emerge all of this? (Or are these just small emerges?) -- Jorge Almeida -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
