groff failing duing: emerge --emptytree system [solved]

mattwerx · n00b Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 15

From the error message it can't find xmkmf.

What's going on?

matt2kjones · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 89

I have the same error.

Any ideas whats wrong....

last time i did the install (last night) i had a python error, which turned out to be a bug

today i get this error lol.
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pauk · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 11:36 am Post subject:

Have you tried the solution posted[1] in the forums elsewhere? I'm having the same problem, trying the solution now.

[1] https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-95872-highlight-xmkmf.html

_benj_ · n00b Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 32

heard in #gentoo :

http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/sys-apps/groff/groff-1.19.1-r2.ebuild?hideattic=1&r1=1.13&r2=1.14&diff_format=l
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kimchi_sg · Advocate Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 2994

Bug 91158 has the fix.

This solution is better than the forums link given 2 posts ago, as it will work if emerge groff fails even if user already has USE="-X".

AUconnect · n00b Joined: 02 May 2005 Posts: 3 Location: Australia

Actually, that doesn't fix it, at least not for me. As I posted on IRC...

The solution in that bug report doesn't work. First of all the line number is different on my ebuild, and second it still errors out being unable to find xmkmf. Removing the line in question doesn't help, nor does creating a dummy xmkmf file with execute permissions.
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wachtda · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 2:25 pm Post subject:

hi!
do you fixed the problem?
i've got the same error on emerge grub...

gagahhag · n00b Joined: 25 Oct 2004 Posts: 26

It's fixed now. Just sync your portage...

mattwerx · n00b Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 15

Thanks for that. It has fixed the problem.

Out of interest was it a bad or missing dependency in the portage tree?