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[arch-ports] 'community'/"community64" repo - some questions
by Jeffrey 'jf' Lim 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

hi folks, as per subject - just some questions about the 'community' repo that i've noticed... Firstly, i've noticed that something seems to be wrong with the "official" community repositories that i have in /etc/pacman.d/community. Why are some servers serving out only the "db" (database) of files within the repo, but not serving out the actual packages? (like take a look at ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/community/os/x86_64/) While others (eg. ftp://cle.linux.org.tw/pub/ArchLinux/) have deleted the community repo altogether (the list gives ftp://cle.linux.org.tw/pub/ArchLinux/community/os/x86_64), such that the directory isnt even there. What has happened to the "community" repo here? Right now, i am using the "community64" repo at http://www.archlinux-br.org/people/dsa/repository/community64, but is this supposed to be the "new" (or "actual") "community" repo now? Secondly, I think it would be great (for code audit, and for peace of minds' sake - as well as for reference as how to compile or port packages to Arch64) that the packagers of these packages provide the PKGBUILDs for the packages that they build. Where are the PKGBUILDs for these packages, and how may i get them? Specifically, i am looking for the PKGBUILD for wmii-3 (where is it? can i have a look at it?), but i am sure the rest who use the community64 repo would like to see the other PKGBUILDs too. -jf

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[arch-ports] Arch Linux PPC : kernel 2.6.19-rc2 in testing
by Benoit Chesneau 16 Oct '06

16 Oct '06

Hi all, Quick mail to let you know kth5 uploaded kernel 2.6.19-rc2 in Testing (kernel-pmac 2.6.19-2) . It solve a lot of hardware problems on new apple machines, please test it :) - Benoît -- Arch Linux FR, website for french speaking user of Arch Linux. http://www.archlinuxfr.org Arch Linux PPC, Arch Linux on PowerPC http://wwww.archlinuxppc.org

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[arch-ports] x86_64 repo cleanup
by Varun Acharya 15 Oct '06

15 Oct '06

Hi everyone, I've cleaned up the server today, and there shouldn't be anymore missing pkg reports from current/extra ..please file a bug or report back here if you get any 'pkg not found in sync db' errors when you 'pacman -S foo' Thanks ganja_guru

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[arch-ports] [x86_64] Community Repo
by moritz.lutz＠gmail.com 13 Oct '06

13 Oct '06

Hi everyone, i think we should make a clear plan about who is porting what for arch64 in community. Because at the moment there is a little bit confusen around. For my part i know i should look after x11 and xfce but i think i can do more but don't know if some one other is working on it allready. So i think we should make a clear plan for it. Just my 2 Cents on it. Greetings eSpo

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[arch-ports] Solution for 32bit/multilib-problem
by Pierre Schmitz 12 Oct '06

12 Oct '06

Hi all, some days ago I had to reinstall my Arch, so I decieded to give arch64 a try. It`s working great and I think this will be the future of Arch. But what I really missed is the ability to run 32bit-apps. I do not understand why the devs do not want this. But as I did not want to discuss about this, I just created some packages which allows me to start 32bit-apps within Arch64 (not using chroot etc.) To make things very easy I did not set up a crosscompiler etc.. Instead I used the packages from arch32. All libs are installed to /opt/lib32, so it wont mess up your installation. I set up a repository for testing: [pierre] Server = http://www.archlinux.de/~pierre/packages/x86_64 I got the following apps running: * Doom3 (this requires: lib32-glibc, lib32-libx11, lib32-libxau, lib32-libxdmcp, lib32-libxext, lib32-nvidia-utils, lib32-alsa-lib) * Enemy-Territory * Unreal Tournament * Google Earth * Opera (I only put it into the repository for demonstrating how it works) What do you think about this? -- http://www.archlinux.de

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[arch-ports] Arch Linux PPC: beagle & evolution in TESTING
by Benoit Chesneau 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

Last version of beagle and evolution are in TESTING on Arch Linux PPC. Enjoy :) - Benoît -- Arch Linux FR, website for french speaking user of Arch Linux. http://www.archlinuxfr.org

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[arch-ports] gnome 2.16 in TESTING on Arch Linux PPC :)
by Benoit Chesneau 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

Hi all, Just a quick mail, I finaly finished to port gnome 2.16 from i686 to Arch Linux PPC in TESTING. Just do : pacman -S gnome gnome-extra For now, some mono things and evolution are missing. They will be online asap :) DOn't hesitate to test and send me feedback :) And for those who don't want to use gnome, they could also install last version of kde or xfce or any other wm :) Enjoy :-) - Benoît -- Arch Linux FR, website for french speaking user of Arch Linux. http://www.archlinuxfr.org

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[arch-ports] x86_64 Updates
by Varun Acharya 07 Oct '06

07 Oct '06

Hello everyone, I've been very busy with college work over the past few days, so haven't been able to look after x86_64. I should be back in full swing on Monday/Tuesday. Sorry about that. ganja_guru

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[arch-ports] away for some weeks
by Andreas Radke 04 Sep '06

04 Sep '06

within the next few weeks i'm moving to my new (own) house. there's still much to do (preparing, painting...). i think i'll be back online early Oktober. it's still not sure that i will get a broadband line again. but i'm full of hope even when it will be much slower. as we don't have anybody else with access to the x86_64 current repo this means no updates for a while! when i'm back we should see if we can hire a few guys more for the port. andyrtr

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[arch-ports] new iso for Arch PPC
by Benoit Chesneau 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Hi all, Just a quick message to let you know I built a new iso for PPC this weekend. This is a base image. You can find it here : ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/archppc-base-20060828.iso I test it on my powerbook g4 and mac mini and it seems to work. Please tell me if you find bugs :) Benoit

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