Attachment #458730 for bug #603408




Useful documentation for running the GIMPS daemon can be found at:
http://www.mersenne.org/gettingstarted/
http://www.mersenneforum.org/forumdisplay.php?f=10

To run the GIMPS daemon as an unprivileged user some steps are required.

1. Before starting the GIMPS service run (as root) the following command:
  # /opt/gimps/mprime -m -w/var/lib/gimps
2. Answer 'Y' to the "Join Gimps?" question
3. Accept default values for the following question (or tweak them as you
deem necessary)
4. Stop the running tests with ^C
5. Exit the client, pressing '5'
6. Change the owner and group of all the files in /var/lib/gimps to
nobody:nobody:
  # chown nobody:nobody /var/lib/gimps/*

Then you can use `/etc/init.d/gimps start` to start a GIMPS client in the
background at boot. Have a look at /etc/conf.d/gimps and check some
configuration options.
			        
If you don't want to use the init script to start gimps, remember to
pass it an additional command line parameter specifying where the data
files are to be stored, e.g.:
# /opt/gimps/mprime -w/var/lib/gimps"

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(-)a/sci-mathematics/gimps/gimps-28.10-r1.ebuild (-12 / +4 lines)
4		4
5	EAPI=6	5	EAPI=6
6		6
7	inherit pax-utils systemd	7	inherit pax-utils systemd readme.gentoo-r1
8		8
9	DESCRIPTION="The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search"	9	DESCRIPTION="The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search"
10	HOMEPAGE="http://mersenne.org/"	10	HOMEPAGE="http://mersenne.org/"
Lines 40-45 src_install() { Link Here
40		40
41	einstalldocs	41	einstalldocs
42		42
		43	readme.gentoo_create_doc
		44
43	newinitd "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-28.9-init.d" gimps	45	newinitd "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-28.9-init.d" gimps
44	newconfd "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-25.6-conf.d" gimps	46	newconfd "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-25.6-conf.d" gimps
45		47
Lines 48-63 src_install() { Link Here
48	}	50	}
49		51
50	pkg_postinst() {	52	pkg_postinst() {
51	echo	53	readme.gentoo_print_elog
52	einfo "You can use \`/etc/init.d/gimps start\` to start a GIMPS client in the"
53	einfo "background at boot. Have a look at /etc/conf.d/gimps and check some"
54	einfo "configuration options."
55	einfo
56	einfo "If you don't want to use the init script to start gimps, remember to"
57	einfo "pass it an additional command line parameter specifying where the data"
58	einfo "files are to be stored, e.g.:"
59	einfo " ${I}/mprime -w/var/lib/gimps"
60	echo
61	}	54	}
62		55
63	pkg_postrm() {	56	pkg_postrm() {
64	-

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(-)a/sci-mathematics/gimps/files/README.gentoo (+25 lines)
	1	Useful documentation for running the GIMPS daemon can be found at:
	2	http://www.mersenne.org/gettingstarted/
	3	http://www.mersenneforum.org/forumdisplay.php?f=10
	4
	5	To run the GIMPS daemon as an unprivileged user some steps are required.
	6
	7	1. Before starting the GIMPS service run (as root) the following command:
	8	# /opt/gimps/mprime -m -w/var/lib/gimps
	9	2. Answer 'Y' to the "Join Gimps?" question
	10	3. Accept default values for the following question (or tweak them as you
	11	deem necessary)
	12	4. Stop the running tests with ^C
	13	5. Exit the client, pressing '5'
	14	6. Change the owner and group of all the files in /var/lib/gimps to
	15	nobody:nobody:
	16	# chown nobody:nobody /var/lib/gimps/*
	17
	18	Then you can use `/etc/init.d/gimps start` to start a GIMPS client in the
	19	background at boot. Have a look at /etc/conf.d/gimps and check some
	20	configuration options.
	21
	22	If you don't want to use the init script to start gimps, remember to
	23	pass it an additional command line parameter specifying where the data
	24	files are to be stored, e.g.:
	25	# /opt/gimps/mprime -w/var/lib/gimps"