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On 05.10.2012 17:38, Jamse wrote:
BACKGROUND --
OK, so I get a new Brother MFC-6710DW printer, which includes
ethernet. Since there is not (hplip) package for Brother, I trying
to use Layman to first add an existing Overlay and then set up the
printer via Cups (localhost:631).
Amazingly, I found an overlay that looks to be for a brother
printer that is identical to mine, except it down not have the
memory stick slot (brother mfc6490cw).
Here it is on zugaina (Successfully synchronized overlay
zugaina)
http://gpo.zugaina.org/Overlays/printer-drivers/
net-print/brother-mfc6490cw-cups
I thought once that layman is setup you could just update the
tree_list of packages (which I did) and then just use emerge to
install from a give Overlay repository? (Yes, I modifies the
/etc/make.conf
#LAYMAN PORTDIR_OVERLAY=/usr/local/portage source
/var/lib/layman/make.conf (but this layman make.conf file is still
empty)
So, I get this error: # layman -f -a
net-print/brother-mfc6490cw-cups-1.1.2_p2
Overlay net-print/brother-mfc6490cw-cups-1.1.2_p2 does not
exist. (I also tried the name net-print/brother-mfc6490cw-cups to
no avail)
Next, I've manually downloaded the ebuild to:
/usr/local/portage/net-print/brother-mfc6490cw-cups/
PROBLEM --- But I cannot use emerge to install it. # emerge
brother-mfc6490cw-cups Calculating dependencies / * Manifest not
found for '/usr/local/portage/net-print/brother-mfc6490cw-cups/
brother-mfc6490cw-cups-1.1.2_p2.ebuild'
So now I need to hack the manifest and other files into this dir?
Any discussion, ideas, syntax or ebuild support files (manifest et.
al) are most welcome (Neil?)
Note: it's been a while since I've used the laymen scripts et. al.
so it's entirely possible I missed (fudged_up) the steps I gleaned
from the myriad of wikis to do this install.
rusty on Overlays, James
Hi James,
you'll have to add the complete overlay, e.g.:
layman -a printer-drivers
Afterwards you should be able to install the driver. The alternative
route would be to set up your own overlay. If you put a file inside
the normal portage tree, it will be removed after the next sync.
To create a Manifest you could issue ebuild path/to/foobar.ebuild
manifest but as stated above it would be removed on the next sync, if
you don't setup your own overlay. The easiest way would be to simply
add the overlay with layman -a overlayname. If I recall correctly
you'll have to update the list of available overlays before doing so
via layman -L
WKR
Hinnerk
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