From f1744bc69c28bf9fded68ef8dfffd35341b5eb89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PPed72 Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 15:00:01 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] sci-mathematics/gimps: Improve documentation for first time users Gentoo-bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=603408 --- sci-mathematics/gimps/files/README.gentoo | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ sci-mathematics/gimps/gimps-28.10-r1.ebuild | 15 ++++----------- 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) create mode 100644 sci-mathematics/gimps/files/README.gentoo diff --git a/sci-mathematics/gimps/files/README.gentoo b/sci-mathematics/gimps/files/README.gentoo new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d85d77b --- /dev/null +++ b/sci-mathematics/gimps/files/README.gentoo @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +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" diff --git a/sci-mathematics/gimps/gimps-28.10-r1.ebuild b/sci-mathematics/gimps/gimps-28.10-r1.ebuild index 34a48f2..16e1482 100644 --- a/sci-mathematics/gimps/gimps-28.10-r1.ebuild +++ b/sci-mathematics/gimps/gimps-28.10-r1.ebuild @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ EAPI=6 -inherit pax-utils systemd +inherit pax-utils systemd readme.gentoo-r1 DESCRIPTION="The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search" HOMEPAGE="http://mersenne.org/" @@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ src_install() { einstalldocs + readme.gentoo_create_doc + newinitd "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-28.9-init.d" gimps newconfd "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-25.6-conf.d" gimps @@ -48,16 +50,7 @@ src_install() { } pkg_postinst() { - echo - einfo "You can use \`/etc/init.d/gimps start\` to start a GIMPS client in the" - einfo "background at boot. Have a look at /etc/conf.d/gimps and check some" - einfo "configuration options." - einfo - einfo "If you don't want to use the init script to start gimps, remember to" - einfo "pass it an additional command line parameter specifying where the data" - einfo "files are to be stored, e.g.:" - einfo " ${I}/mprime -w/var/lib/gimps" - echo + readme.gentoo_print_elog } pkg_postrm() { -- 2.10.2