200949 2007-12-01 19:25 0000 sys-apps/slocate-2.7-r8 requires impossible group rename 2007-12-02 20:41:26 0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Gentoo Linux Ebuilds unspecified All Linux VERIFIED FIXED P2 minor --- 1 devel@tstotts.net base-system@gentoo.org devel@tstotts.net 2007-12-01 19:25:10 0000 If the group 'slocate' exists on the current system, emerge sys-apps/slocate-2.7-r8 dies with a message to rename the group 'slocate' to 'locate'. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: The system in question is a client on an "NIS" network with a heterogeneous cluster of systems. The groups 'slocate' and 'locate' are needed to both exist due to the needs of other systems. Actual Results: The ebuild fails to emerge due to both groups existing. Expected Results: Please modify pkg_setup() of this ebuild to have an option to install without strict group checking. Thanks! Example: # just use 'locate' group and ignore presence of 'slocate' group NO_GROUP_CHECK='1' emerge slocate jakub@gentoo.org 2007-12-01 22:50:24 0000 Yeah, so rename it... devel@tstotts.net 2007-12-02 00:30:33 0000 I have software that *requires* the presence of both groups. Perhaps this ebuild should be modified to permit this case? Thank you for your thoughtful consideration. vapier@gentoo.org 2007-12-02 20:02:42 0000 sounds reasonable ... should be fixed in cvs now, thanks for being anal ! http://sources.gentoo.org/sys-apps/slocate/slocate-2.7-r8.ebuild?r1=1.15&r2=1.16 http://sources.gentoo.org/sys-apps/slocate/slocate-3.1-r1.ebuild?r1=1.2&r2=1.3 devel@tstotts.net 2007-12-02 20:41:26 0000 thank you too. works great.