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[arch-general] Please update boost from [extra] - PKGBUILD attached
by Sven-Hendrik Haase 28 Nov '09

28 Nov '09

Boost in [extra] has been out-of-date since 1830 (and marked as such) and even though I mailed the maintainer two weeks ago no update happened. Here is my updated PKGBUILD for 1.41.0 which is actually a bit neater than before since no silly patches are required anymore. I'm currently running this package and see no trouble. Please use this to update boost in [extra] :). -- Sven-Hendrik # $Id: PKGBUILD 47703 2009-07-25 14:37:19Z giovanni $ # Maintainer: kevin <kevin(a)archlinux.org> # TU: Kritoke <kritoke(a)gamebox.net> # Contributor: Luca Roccia <little_rock(a)users.sourceforge.net> # Contributor: Sven-Hendrik Haase <sh(a)lutzhaase.com> pkgname=boost pkgver=1.41.0 _boostver=${pkgver//./_} pkgrel=1 pkgdesc="Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries." arch=(i686 x86_64) url="http://www.boost.org/" depends=('python>=2.5' 'bzip2' 'zlib') source=(http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/${pkgname}/${pkgname}_… license=('custom') options=(!ccache) md5sums=('8bb65e133907db727a2a825c5400d0a6') build() { cd ${srcdir}/${pkgname}_${_boostver} #export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -fno-strict-aliasing" #export CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -fno-strict-aliasing" # build bjam cd ${srcdir}/${pkgname}_${_boostver}/tools/jam/src ./build.sh cc || return 1 _bindir="bin.linuxx86" [ "${CARCH}" = "x86_64" ] && _bindir="bin.linuxx86_64" install -m755 -d ${pkgdir}/usr/bin install -m755 ${_bindir}/bjam ${pkgdir}/usr/bin/bjam || return 1 # build bcp cd ${srcdir}/${pkgname}_${_boostver}/tools/bcp ../jam/src/${_bindir}/bjam || return 1 install -m755 ${srcdir}/${pkgname}_${_boostver}/dist/bin/bcp \ ${pkgdir}/usr/bin/bcp || return 1 # build libs cd ${srcdir}/${pkgname}_${_boostver} # default "minimal" install: "release link=shared,static # runtime-link=shared threading=multi" # --layout=tagged will add the "-mt" suffix for multithreaded libraries # and installs includes in /usr/include/boost. # --layout=system no longer adds the -mt suffix for multi-threaded libs. ./tools/jam/src/${_bindir}/bjam \ release debug-symbols=off threading=single,multi \ runtime-link=shared link=shared,static \ cflags=-fno-strict-aliasing \ --prefix=${pkgdir}/usr \ -sPYTHON_ROOT=/usr \ -sPYTHON_VERSION=2.6 \ -sTOOLS=gcc \ --layout=tagged \ install || return 1 # --with-wave install || return 1 # -d2 <- debug cflags=-fno-strict-aliasing \ # build pyste cd ${srcdir}/${pkgname}_${_boostver}/libs/python/pyste/install python setup.py install --root=${pkgdir} || return 1 # license install -m755 -d ${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname} install -m644 ${srcdir}/${pkgname}_${_boostver}/LICENSE_1_0.txt \ ${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}/ || return 1 }

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[arch-general] [signoff] mdadm-3.1.1-1
by Tobias Powalowski 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Hi Changelog: http://neil.brown.name/git?p=mdadm;a=blob;f=ANNOUNCE-3.1.1;h=9e480dc0e31582… Please update and recreate your initcpio after upgrading. Moved udev rule for md devices to mdadm package. In case of moving, both need to be moved simultaniously. Still an issue in initscripts: One thing i observed, when using a custom /etc/mdadm.conf file our rc.sysinit will run mdadm --assemble --scan, which will always give exit code 2, due to devices busy. greetings tpowa -- Tobias Powalowski Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa) http://www.archlinux.org tpowa(a)archlinux.org

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Re: [arch-general] usable browser?
by Robert Howard 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

I don't understand why people want to use software that has no features. If something has more than one feature, people bitch about bloat. FF is not that bad nor is Seamonkey or any of the webkit stuff. On Nov 26, 2009 9:52 PM, "Thomas Bewick" <tombewick(a)gmail.com> wrote: Tobias Kieslich wrote: > > dillo, simplistic, bone simple, limitations on the functionality > Bottom... Seamonkey is quite fast. Although I am not using it now I have in the past and I know it is used extensively in Puppylinux because it is full featured and light weight, even including a mail client. Since it is developed by Mozilla it is very similar to FF in functionality but does not have all the extras that slow FF down. I agree that FF has gotten very bloated in the last few years, I think to compete with and explorer and make windows users happy. But as a result the browser is not what it used to be. I currently use chrome both on windows and in Arch and it runs the fastest of any others for me.

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[arch-general] Upgrading libwebkit finds conflict between udev and initscripts
by Samuel Baldwin 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

I have no idea why this happens, and I'm too afraid to let udev clobber initscripts to let this go through. Should I just let it go? What's up with this? arrakis^~# pacman -Sy libwebkit :: Synchronizing package databases... core is up to date extra is up to date community is up to date resolving dependencies... looking for inter-conflicts... :: udev conflicts with initscripts. Remove initscripts? [Y/n] n error: unresolvable package conflicts detected error: failed to prepare transaction (conflicting dependencies) :: udev: conflicts with initscripts -- Samuel Baldwin - logik.li

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Re: [arch-general] How to set keyboard configurations without touching xorg.con neither hal rules...
by Javier Vasquez 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

On 10/27/09, Javier Vasquez <j.e.vasquez.v(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Usually I set the following: > > Option "XkbLayout" "latam,us" > Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:ralt_switch, grp:alt_shift_toggle" > Just a follow up to close this, :-) This can be done through: setxkbmap -layout "latam,us" -option "lv3:ralt_switch" -option "grp:alt_shift_toggle" which in turn can be included under .xinitrc or .xsession... -- Javier.

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[arch-general] Gnome - howto configure sound? Sound is silent, beep is loud (as heck)?
by David C. Rankin 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Guys, This is my first real work with gnome. Initially when I first installed arch, it seems like I had sound (I think that was before gstreamer), now I have no sound for desktop apps, but the system beep is so loud it will scare the heck out of you when you backspace too far, etc... I need to reverse both. Sound works in everything but gnome. I know it was working in gnome, but now something isn't working or is conflicted. I know for a fact virtualbox had good sound in gnome, now I get an error from XP saying that it is defaulting to 'null' sound. See screenshot: (40k) http://www.3111skyline.com/download/dt/gnome/vboxSoundError.jpg The big problem is I don't know how to configure the sound in gnome. I found this "Configuration Editor", but other than finding a few sound settings, I'm not sure what to do with it. I suspect, on a gut feeling I need to rip gstreamer out and go bact to asls or something else. But what? Here are some additional symptoms. The thing I first notice is my volume control is X'ed out and if I click on it, I get the error: "No volume control GStreamer plugins and/or devices found." In the Configuration Editor, the sound settings I found look like this. / apps desktop gnome <snip> sound /desktop/gnome/sound/default_mixer_device <empty> /desktop/gnome/sound/default_mixer_tracks [] /desktop/gnome/sound/enable_esd unchecked /desktop/gnome/sound/event_sounds checked /desktop/gnome/sound/input_feedback_sounds unchecked /desktop/gnome/sound/theme_name freedesktop <snip> schemas (all by <schema>) <snip> system gstreamer 0.10 audio global /system/gstreamer/0.10/audio/global/profile_list profiles cdlossy ogg, cdlossless flac, aac m4a, mp2 mp2, mp3 mp3, voicelossless wav, voicelossy spx default audiosink autoaudiosink audiosink_description default audiosrc alsasrc audiosrc_description default (chat music and video all default) Well that doesn't mean a whole lot of shinola to me at all. If some of our great list companions has any expertise with sound in gnome, I really would appreciate a bit of help or at least a point in the right direction on whether I trash gstreamer and work to configure alsa of a good webpage where this is discussed would be fine. As always, if you need anything else, please do not hesitate to ask. I'm more than happy to do the work on my end to learn how to fix this. Thanks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com

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[arch-general] New install configuring php - only get text - feeling stupid -- help!
by David C. Rankin 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Guys, I can't believe this. On my new arch install on my laptop, I'm finally getting around to configuring the web server and I am having trouble with php. When I try and access a php page, all I get is the text of the script echoed to the browser. I have heard about this happening before and I think I have even fixed it before, but I can't for the life of me remember how? I've been through the wiki at: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LAMP I have the following loaded: php 5.3.1-2 php-apache 5.3.1-2 php-curl 5.3.1-2 php-docs 5.3.0-1 php-enchant 5.3.1-2 php-gd 5.3.1-2 php-gmp 5.3.1-2 php-intl 5.3.1-2 php-ldap 5.3.1-2 php-mcrypt 5.3.1-2 php-odbc 5.3.1-2 php-pear 5.3.1-2 php-pgsql 5.3.1-2 php-pspell 5.3.1-2 php-snmp 5.3.1-2 php-sqlite 5.3.1-2 php-tidy 5.3.1-2 php-xsl 5.3.1-2 My php config in httpd.conf is: LoadModule php5_module modules/libphp5.so DirectoryIndex index.php index.html index.htm Include conf/extra/php5_module.conf I've configured php and php works from the command line just fine and will dump phpinfo() to a terminal, but from my browser pointed at: http://localhost/dcr/phpinfo.php all I get is: "<?php phpinfo(); ?>" (no quotes) which is nothing more than the content of my test script. I have also configured php.ini with the proper: open_basedir =.:/srv/http:/usr/share/pear:/home:/tmp:/var/lib/egroupware <snip> include_path = ".:/srv/http/secure:/srv/http/htdocs:/srv/http/dl:/usr/share/pear:/srv/http" to accomadate the php include and defined the directory to /dcr. In fact I can browse /dcr just fine, but clicking on the phpinfo() script just returns the text of the script like all my other pages. What's the trick? (yes, I've stopped and restarted httpd...) -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com

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[arch-general] [signoff] zd1211-firmware-1.4-3-any switched to arch=any
by Giovanni Scafora 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Hi guys, I'm looking for user signoffs on the upgrade not killing the device. zd1211-firmware-1.4-3-any After signoffs, I will be moving it from testing to core. Thanks. -- Arch Linux Developer http://www.archlinux.org http://www.archlinux.it

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[arch-general] Post Install for RAID Configuration?
by Carlos Williams 23 Nov '09

23 Nov '09

I have a stand alone server running Arch 2009.08 x64 and it was configured via the 'Netinst' CD however during the time of the installation, the server had only one physical disk. I installed the system as follows: * /dev/sda1 = swap * /dev/sda2 = boot * /dev/sda3 = / * /dev/sda4 = /var Now I have since obtained identical drives on this system which show up as /dev/sdb and /dev/sdc. Both of the new drives are identical. I have the system running perfectly however I would like to create /dev/sdb and /dev/sdc in a mirror. I can use 'cfdisk' utility to create RAID partitions on the newly installed drives using the 'fd' code. Can I simply just use 'mdadm' utility to create a mirror after I create the partitions with out messing up my configured / working Arch Linux server? Code: mdadm --create --verbose /dev/md0 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1 The Wiki has a write up (which I have never been able to get working) on RAID / LVM but this appears to be configured during the installation of Arch which I have already done. Not to mention I have followed the Wiki guide dozens of times to no avail. I even gave up on trying to install the swap and root partitions on the RAID and just do /home and it still fails. Anyone know if I will run into any issues?

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[arch-general] Need Text-to-Speech
by Keith 23 Nov '09

23 Nov '09

On Sun, 22 Nov 2009, at 22:16:58 -0500, Daenyth Blank wrote: > This article may help: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Linux_for_the_blind and my well have saved sound's sanity, if not tried life. I knew such a play existed but finding it was beyond my abilities. Thank you SO much, Daenyth. I'll (*briefly*) post progress (which will be slow, through the codeine fog ATM; doc with likely be giving me something MUCH stronger in 8 hours, so I'd best move fast...). Peace to you, Daenyth.

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