so i have simply masked 2.6 and now 2.7. any ideas? * Messages for package app-misc/geoclue-2.7.0: * The following API key has been allocated for Gentoo only. * If you are a derivative, please request your own key as discussed here: * https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue/-/issues/136 * See also: https://location.services.mozilla.com/api and * https://blog.mozilla.org/services/2019/09/03/a-new-policy-for-mozilla-location-service/ * ERROR: app-misc/geoclue-2.7.0::gentoo failed (configure phase): * Please request an API key for your distribution. * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 136: Called src_configure * environment, line 2420: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * die "Please request an API key for your distribution."; * * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=app-misc/geoclue-2.7.0::gentoo'`, * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=app-misc/geoclue-2.7.0::gentoo'`. * The complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/app-misc/geoclue-2.7.0/temp/build.log'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/app-misc/geoclue-2.7.0/temp/environment'. * Working directory: '/var/tmp/portage/app-misc/geoclue-2.7.0/work/geoclue-2.7.0' * S: '/var/tmp/portage/app-misc/geoclue-2.7.0/work/geoclue-2.7.0'
``` DISTRO="$(awk -F= '/^NAME/ {print $2}' /etc/os-release | tr -d \" )" if [[ $DISTRO != Gentoo ]]; then eerror "The following API key has been allocated for Gentoo only." eerror "If you are a derivative, please request your own key as discussed here:" eerror "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue/-/issues/136" eerror "See also: https://location.services.mozilla.com/api and" eerror "https://blog.mozilla.org/services/2019/09/03/a-new-policy-for-mozilla-location-service/" die "Please request an API key for your distribution." fi ``` Do you not have an /etc/os-release? If you do, what is in it?
Can you share emerge --info too please?
# cat /etc/os-release NAME="Ubuntu" VERSION="18.04.5 LTS (Bionic Beaver)" ID=ubuntu ID_LIKE=debian PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS" VERSION_ID="18.04" HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/" SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/" PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy" VERSION_CODENAME=bionic UBUNTU_CODENAME=bionic lol, i think i did this to make a streaming service work during the pandemic. # ls -l /etc/os-release lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Jan 26 2022 /etc/os-release -> /etc/os-release-ubuntu # rm /etc/os-release # ln -s /etc/os-release-gentoo /etc/os-release # cat /etc/os-release NAME=Gentoo ID=gentoo PRETTY_NAME="Gentoo/Linux" ANSI_COLOR="1;32" HOME_URL="https://www.gentoo.org/" SUPPORT_URL="https://www.gentoo.org/support/" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.gentoo.org/" thanks sam. you are the best! geoclue compiles now.
No worries! Glad you're OK now :) I'm probably going to add a check to the cmake ebuild for this too as it has a tendency to confuse other packages as well.
