Bug 218481

Summary:	net-misc/hamachi ebuild should contain a useful hint, if commands have no output
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	franky <superfranky>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	No maintainer - Look at https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Proxy_Maintainers if you want to take care of it <maintainer-needed>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	darkside
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://not-needed ;)
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description franky 2008-04-19 20:59:26 UTC

After emerging net-misc/hamachi i couldn't get any further using it, because the commands 'hamachi, hamachi start, hamachi-init,..' didn't do anything at all. No errors, no indication what's wrong.

Found the solution @ a forum/wiki after hours playing around.

If the 'hamachi' command shows no output the hamachi executable should get extracted by app-arch/upx or app-arch/upx-ucl, which solved the problem for me.

/opt/bin/upx -d /usr/bin/hamachi

The net-misc/hamachi - ebuild should contain a hint or advise when the commands have no output, that app-arch/upx or app-arch/upx-ucl are needed and can be used to extract hamachi (upx packed) executable and possibly prevent others looking for hours only to find the solution.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.emerge net-misc/hamachi
2.try to start it (hamachi start)
3.nothin happens, no output

Actual Results:  
couldn't use hamachi

Expected Results:  
working hamachi vpn :)

Comment 1 franky 2008-09-06 03:44:08 UTC

Hey, darkside. Really nice offering, much appreciated! :)
This one is quite trivial, I already provided the necessary information.

Just a little hint/advise in the hamachi ebuild is sufficient here.

--8< snip >8---

"If the 'hamachi' command shows no output, use the following command to extract the hamachi executable either with app-arch/upx or app-arch/upx-ucl:"

/opt/bin/upx -d /usr/bin/hamachi

--8< snip >8---

It works for me, tested it quite a while ago and is still valid. Please commit it.

Have a nice day/weekend :)

Comment 2 Jeremy Olexa (darkside) (RETIRED) archtester

2008-09-10 15:58:51 UTC

(In reply to comment #1)
> Hey, darkside. Really nice offering, much appreciated! :)
> This one is quite trivial, I already provided the necessary information.
> 
> Just a little hint/advise in the hamachi ebuild is sufficient here.
> 
> --8< snip >8---
> 
> "If the 'hamachi' command shows no output, use the following command to extract
> the hamachi executable either with app-arch/upx or app-arch/upx-ucl:"
> 
> /opt/bin/upx -d /usr/bin/hamachi
> 
> --8< snip >8---
> 
> It works for me, tested it quite a while ago and is still valid. Please commit
> it.
> 
> Have a nice day/weekend :)
> 

I use to use hamachi and never had that issue. Oh well, I hope it saves somebody some time. Thanks!

Comment 3 Justin Capella 2010-12-21 01:58:35 UTC

Can this not be done by the ebuild?