the merging of media-gfx/splashutils-1.1.9.7 fails during emerge. I went to emerge the splashutils-package with the command "emerge splashutils". All packages were unpacked correctly, all syscalls have been found but then the emerge stops and gives out a error message (posted below). I searched google.de/linux but nobody seems to have the same problem. It might be necessary to know, that i am using the nvidia-kernel-module for my graphic card and the vesafb-framebuffer. here is my kernel-configuration for framebuffer-related things (in the case if it's my fault) # Graphics support # CONFIG_FB=y CONFIG_FB_CFB_FILLRECT=y CONFIG_FB_CFB_COPYAREA=y CONFIG_FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT=y CONFIG_FB_SOFT_CURSOR=y # CONFIG_FB_MACMODES is not set CONFIG_FB_MODE_HELPERS=y # CONFIG_FB_TILEBLITTING is not set # CONFIG_FB_CIRRUS is not set # CONFIG_FB_PM2 is not set # CONFIG_FB_CYBER2000 is not set # CONFIG_FB_ASILIANT is not set # CONFIG_FB_IMSTT is not set # CONFIG_FB_VGA16 is not set CONFIG_FB_VESA=y CONFIG_FB_VESA_STD=y # CONFIG_FB_VESA_TNG is not set CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y # CONFIG_FB_HGA is not set # CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA is not set # CONFIG_FB_RIVA is not set # CONFIG_FB_MATROX is not set # CONFIG_FB_RADEON_OLD is not set # CONFIG_FB_RADEON is not set # CONFIG_FB_ATY128 is not set # CONFIG_FB_ATY is not set # CONFIG_FB_SAVAGE is not set # CONFIG_FB_SIS is not set # CONFIG_FB_NEOMAGIC is not set # CONFIG_FB_KYRO is not set # CONFIG_FB_3DFX is not set # CONFIG_FB_VOODOO1 is not set # CONFIG_FB_TRIDENT is not set # CONFIG_FB_GEODE is not set # CONFIG_FB_S1D13XXX is not set # CONFIG_FB_VIRTUAL is not set # # Console display driver support # CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y # CONFIG_FONTS is not set CONFIG_FONT_8x8=y CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y # # Logo configuration # CONFIG_LOGO=y # CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_MONO is not set # CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_VGA16 is not set CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_CLUT224=y # CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT is not set CONFIG_FB_SPLASH=y Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge media-gfx/splashutils 2. during patching the kernel the emerge stops 3. emerge gives out an error-message Actual Results: splash.o(.text+0x148): In function `main': : undefined reference to `boot_message' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [splash_util] Error 1 !!! ERROR: media-gfx/splashutils-1.1.9.7 failed. !!! Function src_compile, Line 117, Exitcode 2 !!! failed to build splashutils Expected Results: emerge splashutils without any errors Portage 2.0.51.22-r2 (default-linux/amd64/2005.0, gcc-3.4.4, glibc-2.3.5-r1, 2.6.12-gentoo-r9 x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.12-gentoo-r9 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+ Gentoo Base System version 1.6.13 dev-lang/python: 2.3.5 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.12 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.59-r6 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6 sys-devel/binutils: 2.15.92.0.2-r10 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.18-r1 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.11-r2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon64 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/X11/xkb /usr/lib64/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon64 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig distlocks sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/linux/gentoo/ ftp://ftp.wh2.tu-dresden.de/pub/mirrors/gentoo/ ftp://ftp.join.uni-muenster.de/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo/" LANG="de_DE@euro" LC_ALL="de_DE@euro" LINGUAS="de" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.europe.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="amd64 X acpi alsa avi berkdb bitmap-fonts cdr crypt cups curl dvd eds encode esd fam foomaticdb fortran gif gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 imlib ipv6 java jpeg lzw lzw-tiff mad mozilla mp3 mpeg ncurses nls ogg opengl pam pdflib perl png python quicktime readline samba sdl slang spell ssl tcpd tiff truetype-fonts type1-fonts usb userlocales vorbis xml2 xmms xpm xv zlib linguas_de userland_GNU kernel_linux elibc_glibc" Unset: ASFLAGS, CTARGET, LDFLAGS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY
Version 1.1.9.9 of splashutils works for me. Because the package is actually masked, you have to do the following steps before, or you will crash your portage tree. First you have to check, if you have the needed files in /etc/portage/. if not, then do this from the command-line: # touch /etc/portage/package.unmask # touch /etc/portage/package.keywords then you have to enter this on the command-line. # echo ">=media-gfx/splashutils-1.1.9.9" >> /etc/portage/package.unmask # echo "media-gfx/splashutils" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords # emerge splashutils if the luck is on your side, the emerge will finish without any errors. This fix works for my kernel (2.6.12-gentoo-r9). I don't have it tested with other kernel-versions yet. Martin.
