[gentoo-user] mozilla-thunderbird-bin-1.5.0.7 missing
Hi, ever since Thunderbird-1.5.0.7 came out I've been waiting for the binary package (thunderbird-bin) to find its way to portage. See, after building Thunderbird-1.5.0.5 from source I had problems getting the Enigmail plugin to work properly. Someone obviously came up with the idea to put the Enigmail PLUGIN into portage and create a dependency between both packages. To me it means I have to rely on what's in portage again. Alright, no big deal. If I remember correctly the Enigmail plugin was not shown in the plugin list in Thunderbird. OK, no big deal again. Configuring would be done via menu. Not getting the plugin to work properly... is a big deal! I can't read certain encrypted messages anymore, which is unacceptable. I think some more testing is needed before such solutions go stable. Anyway, unmerging both packages, emerging thunderbird-bin instead, and installing the plugin manually works just fine. I would like to keep it that way, but the lack of new thunderbird-bin versions is just not satisfying. So, my questions would be: - When do new thunderbird-bin versions arrive? OR - How can I help creating an appropriate ebuild for that package? Is there some howto? Maybe the necessary changes are just marginal. OR - What was my mistake with the Thunderbird from source story? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, Sigi -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] mozilla-thunderbird-bin-1.5.0.7 missing
On Monday 25 September 2006 12:13, Sigi Schwartz wrote: ever since Thunderbird-1.5.0.7 came out I've been waiting for the binary package (thunderbird-bin) to find its way to portage. [SNIP] So, my questions would be: - When do new thunderbird-bin versions arrive? OR You really should search bugzilla before asking such questions... https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147653 -- Bo Andresen pgp4R6CFVzCYG.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] mozilla-thunderbird-bin-1.5.0.7 missing
Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote: You really should search bugzilla before asking such questions... https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147653 Your're right, I'm sorry. Now I know, they're looking for new ebuilds in bugzilla, too. Great news, but I don't like to keep on waiting for a new binary-ebuild. It's just taking too long, especially since there are security fixes in the new version. So, I would like to update an old one or somethink like that, but I don't even know how to make portage aware of a new (selfwritten) ebuild. Surely there are some pitfalls updating an ebuild that I'm not aware. I was looking for help in that direction, too. Thx4help in advance. Cheers, Sigi -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] mozilla-thunderbird-bin-1.5.0.7 missing
On Monday 25 September 2006 15:57, Sigi Schwartz wrote: Now I know, they're looking for new ebuilds in bugzilla, too. Great news, but I don't like to keep on waiting for a new binary-ebuild. It's just taking too long, especially since there are security fixes in the new version. Did you try to emerge mozilla-thunderbird-1.0.7 with the crypt use flag enabled? -- Bo Andresen pgpROsyHMlKp3.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] mozilla-thunderbird-bin-1.5.0.7 missing
Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote: Did you try to emerge mozilla-thunderbird-1.0.7 with the crypt use flag enabled? You mean version 1.5.0.7 -- no, I didn't. I tried all kinds of stuff with version 1.5.0.5 and it didn't work: - with crypt - without crypt and manually adding the Enigmail plugin - always the same result: the plugin can't use gnupg properly and reports an error (don't know what it said anymore). You understand that I'm not that willing to try it all again. Takes just too long to compile. But going through all new mails on this mailinglist I just now saw one with subject custom ebuilds including a link to http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Create_an_Updated_Ebuild. Shame on me. Cheers, Sigi -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
