Gentoo - Revision history

Furey: http -> https

2024-06-18T14:07:21Z

http -> https

Furey: Delinkify "Sabayon Linux". Fixes a redlink.

2024-06-18T14:02:19Z

Delinkify "Sabayon Linux". Fixes a redlink.

Aximili: Add wikipedia link, move official site link to 'See also' section

2020-01-27T06:58:15Z

Add wikipedia link, move official site link to 'See also' section

Aximili: Changes to categories

2020-01-27T05:42:52Z

Changes to categories

Bulwersator: delinkification

2013-04-01T08:50:12Z

delinkification

Jade nekotenshi: Gentoo's official solution is to use package.unmask, works better, no post_sync magic needed. Edited to reflect that.

2010-01-29T18:58:27Z

Gentoo's official solution is to use package.unmask, works better, no post_sync magic needed. Edited to reflect that.

Isnok at 18:20, 29 January 2010

2010-01-29T18:20:42Z

Isnok: added some hints to fix gentoo problems with nethack, added bugtracker link

2010-01-29T18:13:55Z

added some hints to fix gentoo problems with nethack, added bugtracker link

Rogerb-on-NAO: spelling

2008-07-20T01:10:30Z

spelling

Kernigh: The initial Gentoo page is here! I am not much impressed.

2007-05-27T04:17:23Z

The initial Gentoo page is here! I am not much impressed.

New page

'''Gentoo''' is the [[GNU]]/[[Linux]] distribution that has the users that compile all of their own software. There are other such distributions, including [[Source Mage]], but Gentoo is leading.

http://www.gentoo.org/

The command <tt>emerge nethack</tt> will probably give the latest version of [[NetHack]] to a Gentoo user, though it helps that 3.4.3 has long been current. However, the online package database suggests that <tt>emerge slashem</tt> will continue to give you [[SLASH'EM]] 0.0.7E6F0, unless you request the unstable build for 0.0.7E7F2. Gentoo does not seem to provide 0.0.7E7F3.

Though Gentoo facilitates certain customisations of the system, such as "Hardened Gentoo", if you want to build NetHack with your own selection of [[patch]]s, you are probably better to do it manually than to go through their "Portage" system.

Perhaps a fortune cookie could read:

: <tt>They say that [[Debian]] and Gentoo are the best at providing current versions of packages.</tt>

However, another one may read:

: <tt>They say that "emerge sync" may give you a broken system.</tt>

The "emerge sync" command upgrades the scripts that build Gentoo packages to the latest version.

[[Category:Development]]

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 in <tt>/etc/portage/package.unmask</tt>. This approach is superior to removing it from <tt>/usr/portage/profiles/package.mask</tt>, since the contents of <tt>/etc/portage</tt> are not overwritten by <tt>emerge --sync</tt>. This same approach is effective for Sabayon Linux as well, since it's essentially a customized Gentoo.
-To find out why nethack (and SLASH'EM) are masked have a look at the Gentoo bug tracker [http://bugs.gentoo.org/125902].
+To find out why nethack (and SLASH'EM) are masked have a look at the Gentoo bug tracker [https://bugs.gentoo.org/125902].
 == See also ==
-* [http://www.gentoo.org/ Official site]
+* [https://www.gentoo.org/ Official site]
 [[Category:Operating systems]]

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 : <tt>games-roguelike/nethack</tt>
-in <tt>/etc/portage/package.unmask</tt>. This approach is superior to removing it from <tt>/usr/portage/profiles/package.mask</tt>, since the contents of <tt>/etc/portage</tt> are not overwritten by <tt>emerge --sync</tt>. This same approach is effective for [[Sabayon Linux]] as well, since it's essentially a customized Gentoo.
+in <tt>/etc/portage/package.unmask</tt>. This approach is superior to removing it from <tt>/usr/portage/profiles/package.mask</tt>, since the contents of <tt>/etc/portage</tt> are not overwritten by <tt>emerge --sync</tt>. This same approach is effective for Sabayon Linux as well, since it's essentially a customized Gentoo.
 To find out why nethack (and SLASH'EM) are masked have a look at the Gentoo bug tracker [http://bugs.gentoo.org/125902].

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 '''Gentoo''' is the GNU/Linux distribution that has the users that compile all of their own software. There are other such distributions, including Source Mage, but Gentoo is leading.
 The command <tt>emerge nethack</tt> will probably give the latest version of [[NetHack]] to a Gentoo user, though it helps that 3.4.3 has long been current. However, the online package database suggests that <tt>emerge slashem</tt> will continue to give you [[SLASH'EM]] 0.0.7E6F0, unless you request the unstable build for 0.0.7E7F2. Gentoo does not seem to provide 0.0.7E7F3.
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 To find out why nethack (and SLASH'EM) are masked have a look at the Gentoo bug tracker [http://bugs.gentoo.org/125902].
 [[Category:Operating systems]]

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	To find out why nethack (and SLASH'EM) are masked have a look at the Gentoo bug tracker [http://bugs.gentoo.org/125902].		To find out why nethack (and SLASH'EM) are masked have a look at the Gentoo bug tracker [http://bugs.gentoo.org/125902].
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−	'''Gentoo''' is the [[GNU]]/[[Linux]] distribution that has the users that compile all of their own software. There are other such distributions, including [[Source Mage]], but Gentoo is leading.	+	'''Gentoo''' is the GNU/Linux distribution that has the users that compile all of their own software. There are other such distributions, including Source Mage, but Gentoo is leading.

	http://www.gentoo.org/		http://www.gentoo.org/

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 The command <tt>emerge nethack</tt> will probably give the latest version of [[NetHack]] to a Gentoo user, though it helps that 3.4.3 has long been current. However, the online package database suggests that <tt>emerge slashem</tt> will continue to give you [[SLASH'EM]] 0.0.7E6F0, unless you request the unstable build for 0.0.7E7F2. Gentoo does not seem to provide 0.0.7E7F3.
-Though Gentoo facilitates certain customisations of the system, such as "Hardened Gentoo", if you want to build NetHack with your own selection of [[patch]]es, you are probably better to do it manually than to go through their "Portage" system.
+Though Gentoo facilitates certain customisations of the system, such as "Hardened Gentoo", if you want to build NetHack with your own selection of [[patch]]es, you are probably better to do it manually than to go through their "Portage" system, unless you want to generate your own ebuild (configure and build script).
 Perhaps a fortune cookie could read:
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 : <tt>They say that "emerge --sync" may give you a broken system.</tt>
-The <tt>emerge --sync</tt> command upgrades the scripts that build Gentoo packages to the latest version. This also includes the list of masked packages. Since the ebuild <tt>games-roguelike/nethack</tt> is masked, further <tt>emerge</tt> commands tend to fail, because <tt>emerge</tt> detects an installed ebuild that is masked. The problem can be solved by removing or commenting out the line
+The <tt>emerge --sync</tt> command upgrades the scripts that build Gentoo packages to the latest version. This also includes the list of masked packages. Since the ebuild <tt>games-roguelike/nethack</tt> is masked, further <tt>emerge</tt> commands tend to fail, because <tt>emerge</tt> detects an installed ebuild that is masked. The problem can be solved by inserting the line
 : <tt>games-roguelike/nethack</tt>
-in <tt>/usr/portage/profiles/package.mask</tt> (line number ~1203) after each sync. It can also be automated using portage's <tt>post_sync</tt> hook, which is found in <tt>/etc/portage/bin</tt>. Adding for example the following line to <tt>/etc/portage/bin/post_sync</tt> will automatically unmask nethack after each sync:
+in <tt>/etc/portage/package.unmask</tt>. This approach is superior to removing it from <tt>/usr/portage/profiles/package.mask</tt>, since the contents of <tt>/etc/portage</tt> are not overwritten by <tt>emerge --sync</tt>. This same approach is effective for [[Sabayon Linux]] as well, since it's essentially a customized Gentoo.
-: <tt>sed -i.bak 's&^\(games-roguelike/nethack\)$&# \1&' /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask</tt>
+To find out why nethack (and SLASH'EM) are masked have a look at the Gentoo bug tracker [http://bugs.gentoo.org/125902].
 [[Category:Development]]

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 However, another one may read:
-: <tt>They say that "emerge sync" may give you a broken system.</tt>
+: <tt>They say that "emerge --sync" may give you a broken system.</tt>
-The "emerge sync" command upgrades the scripts that build Gentoo packages to the latest version.
+The <tt>emerge --sync</tt> command upgrades the scripts that build Gentoo packages to the latest version.
 [[Category:Development]]