"emerge vnc" fails due to error, as reported in http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=12642&highlight=vncviewer+man. workaround also in that page is to touch the file during build process. Don't know if the build is wrong or the file is missing from the package.
I have put an -r3 ebuild into portage, which should sort out this issue, amongst others. Please test and report.
ooh, also, if you could pass the word on to the users on the forums who are concerned with this to test, that would be fantastic.
Alistair?
I cannot test this bug! # cd /usr/portage/net-misc/vnc # emerge vnc-3.3.3- r3.ebuild Calculating dependencies \!!! doebuild: /usr/portage/net-misc/vnc/vnc-3.3.3- r3.ebuild not found. portage: aux_get(): (1) couldn't open cache entry for net-misc/vnc-3.3.3- r3 (likely caused by syntax error or corruption in the net-misc/vnc-3.3.3-r3 ebuild.) emerge: create(): aux_get() error on net-misc/vnc-3.3.3-r3; aborting... Please assist.
rm /var/cache/edb/dep/* cd /usr/portage/net-misc/vnc emerge vnc-3.3.3-r3.ebuild
Still no joy. I believe that I have a fairly standard setup here, I have never played with any flags or anything, only ever emerged software. (note I changed your instructions to rm -r as a lot of subdirs remained) altair root # rm -r /var/cache/edb/dep/* altair root # cd /usr/portage/net-misc/vnc altair vnc # emerge vnc-3.3.3-r3.ebuild Calculating dependencies \!!! doebuild: /usr/portage/net-misc/vnc/vnc-3.3.3-r3.ebuild not found. portage: aux_get(): (1) couldn't open cache entry for net-misc/vnc-3.3.3-r3 (likely caused by syntax error or corruption in the net-misc/vnc-3.3.3-r3 ebuild.) emerge: create(): aux_get() error on net-misc/vnc-3.3.3-r3; aborting... <grabbing straws in dark> The error has always been a syntax error or corruption, are you using a newer version of the appropriate utility or something? </grabbing straws in dark>
you did emerge rsync right?
Well, all I can say is that I have much to learn! This bug appears to be fixed. Thanks.
