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[arch-general] coreutils 8.1 major problem
by Lukáš Jirkovský 05 Dec '09

05 Dec '09

Hi everyone, I've just noticed coreutils 8.1 in [testing] repo and I think I should warn you. Unfortunatelly it has one quite bad regression which can break quite many scripts. There is a change in rm command (it's fixed in git repository) that when you try to remove "" it immediately exits without removing any other specified files. Unfortunately this breaks many scripts and Makefiles(IIRC there's problem with eg. libxt). I suggest NOT to upgrade to coreutils 8.1 before the old behavior is restored. more info: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2009-11/msg00348.html http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2009-12/msg00004.html best, Lukas

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[arch-general] kernel 2.6.32-1
by Tobias Powalowski 05 Dec '09

05 Dec '09

Hi guys, kernel 2.6.32 first test run ... Upstream changes: http://kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges Arch Linux bugfixes/feature requests: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/16855 # added CONFIG_PM_DEBUG http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/17106 # added CONFIG_MMIOTRACE Arch Linux changes: - splitted kernel-headers to extra package If you want to build external modules please install: pacman -S kernel26-headers Please change your PKGBUILDS to makedepend on this package. - added xen support to 64bit kernel - changed intel kms enabled by default - changed to new firewire subsystem: http://ieee1394.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Juju_Migration Broken binary modules: - lirc still needs to be patched, though no fix available yet. Enjoy have fun and give me feedback, greetings tpowa -- Tobias Powalowski Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa) http://www.archlinux.org tpowa(a)archlinux.org

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[arch-general] 2.6.29 config
by Caleb Cushing 04 Dec '09

04 Dec '09

where can I get find the configs for older kernels? specifically 2.6.29? -- Caleb Cushing http://xenoterracide.blogspot.com

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[arch-general] How to change some setting of gdm under xfce4
by 大熊 04 Dec '09

04 Dec '09

I use xfce4+gdm, and want to have a auto-login Google result show I can directly modify the /etc/gdm/custom.conf Is there a xfce's GUI App achieve the same work?

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[arch-general] turn mc into a 'SuperTool' enable 'Lynx-like motion'
by David C. Rankin 04 Dec '09

04 Dec '09

Guys, No doubt most of you already know, but I just figured it out. If you use (or want to try) 'mc' (midnight commander), then try it with the configuration option 'Lynx-like motion' enabled. It makes mc a dream to use. No more scrolling back to the top of a directory tree to go up the directory hierchy. -- 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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Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] Qt 4.6.0
by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi 04 Dec '09

04 Dec '09

Pierre Schmitz wrote: > Hi there, > > I am still not sure if we can move Qt 4.6 to [testing] or even [extra]. In > theory it should be comptabile with all previous 4.x releases but my > experience tells me that there might be broken things. > > So it would be nice if you have a look at my packages and give some feedback. > https://users.archlinux.de/~pierre/packages/{i686,x86_64}/ > > Pierre > Installed here (i686 at this moment). Font looks a bit bigger than with previus qt. http://archlinux.djgera.com.ar/screenshoots/qt45.png http://archlinux.djgera.com.ar/screenshoots/qt46.png -- Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi ( djgera ) http://www.djgera.com.ar KeyID: 0x1B8C330D Key fingerprint = 0CAA D5D4 CD85 4434 A219 76ED 39AB 221B 1B8C 330D

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[arch-general] Setting LD_PRELOAD cripples Firefox
by ndlarsen 04 Dec '09

04 Dec '09

Mojn. Strange issue here. Intended to use libtrash on my system. I added export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libtrash.so.3.2 to /etc/profile to set it systemwide, LD_PRELOAD pointing to /usr/lib/libtrash.so.3.2 is needed in order to get libtrash to work - and it did. Here's the bummer, though. Doing so causes firefox to hang at startup. Any of you ot experinced this or know the reason? Cheers. /ndlarsen

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[arch-general] Problem updating system
by Shridhar Daithankar 03 Dec '09

03 Dec '09

Hello All, I am having trouble doing a system upgrade. ----------------------------------------------------------- root@presario pacman.d]# pacman -Sy :: Synchronizing package databases... core is up to date extra is up to date community is up to date [root@presario pacman.d]# pacman -Su :: Starting full system upgrade... local database is up to date ----------------------------------------------------------- Following is my /etc/pacman.conf ----------------------------------------------------------- [options] HoldPkg=pacman glibc SyncFirst=pacman [core] #Include=/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist Server=ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64 [extra] #Include=/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist Server=ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64 [community] #Include=/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist Server=ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64 ----------------------------------------------------------- The mirror is updated on nov 29, according to https://users.archlinux.de/~gerbra/mirrorcheck.html but I have not updated the system since nove 16-18(somtime that week). I followed into http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=660210, and forced a package refresh but of no use. Any ideas? -- Shridhar

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[arch-general] wiki email confirmation won't confirm
by Arvid Picciani 03 Dec '09

03 Dec '09

Hey, i'm trying to sign up for the wiki, the confirmation link yields a page that says: "Your e-mail address has now been confirmed." though in the account preferences remains: "Your e-mail address is not yet authenticated. No e-mail will be sent for any of the following features." And i can't edit. Another confirmation code had the same result. -- Arvid Asgaard Technologies

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[arch-general] custom repo guide?
by Arvid Picciani 02 Dec '09

02 Dec '09

Hey, can you link me to a manual on custom repositories? I couldn't find anything on the wiki. Specifically what needs to be done on the server side to maintain the package index. Looks like that is all that's needed for a repo, is it? thanks. -- Arvid Asgaard Technologies

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