gnome-games compile error

equiraptor · n00b Joined: 09 Jul 2002 Posts: 9

My attempts at compiling gnome-games 2.0.1.1 fail. The emerge is not given write permissions on /usr/share/applications/gnect.desktop.

Sorry for the short message, but I have to leave for work. Please, help.
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BonezTheGoon · Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2002 3:35 pm Post subject:

From what I have seen most permissions issues during an ebuild are a direct result of a bug in the ebuild, but can usually be worked-around by temorarily disabling the sandbox. You can give that a go and see how it does. You should post more information about what the error indicates though, this is just my first guess.

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projekt · n00b Joined: 29 Jul 2002 Posts: 1

I am also having the same problem. Though, I did install gnome-base/gnome lastnight on my dual p3-1ghz at home without any problems. I am having this currently problem on my work puter, here is the output snipped towards the end:

/bin/sh ../../mkinstalldirs /usr/share/applications
/bin/install -c -m 644 gnect.desktop /usr/share/applications/gnect.desktop
ACCESS DENIED open_wr: /usr/share/applications/gnect.desktop
/bin/install: cannot create regular file `/usr/share/applications/gnect.desktop': Permission denied
make[3]: *** [install-GamesDATA] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/gnome-games-2.0.1.1/work/gnome-games-2.0.1.1/gnect/data'
make[2]: *** [install-am] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/gnome-games-2.0.1.1/work/gnome-games-2.0.1.1/gnect/data'
make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/gnome-games-2.0.1.1/work/gnome-games-2.0.1.1/gnect'
make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1

!!! ERROR: The ebuild did not complete successfully.
!!! Function src_install, Line 7, Exitcode 2
!!! install failure

--------------------------- ACCESS VIOLATION SUMMARY ---------------------------
LOG FILE = "/tmp/sandbox-gnome-games-2.0.1.1-3877.log"

open_wr: /usr/share/applications/gnect.desktop
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!!! emerge aborting on /usr/portage/gnome-extra/gnome-games/gnome-games-2.0.1.1.ebuild .

delta407 · Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2002 7:00 pm Post subject:

This is an ebuild problem; please file a bug at bugs.gentoo.org stating the full ebuild name (including version) and the observed sandbox violation.

...hmm... that sounded really cold.

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delta407 · Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2002 7:01 pm Post subject:

Oh yeah, the workaround it to take "sandbox" out of the FEATURES variable in /etc/make.conf for this one package. Be sure to put it back in, though.
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kevinoneill · n00b Joined: 30 Jul 2002 Posts: 5

Newbie question:

JohnY · Guru Joined: 26 Jul 2002 Posts: 305

Actually in my make.conf sandbox is already commented out, and I still get the sandbox violation. I needed to take it out of make.globals and gnome-games is compiling now.

BonezTheGoon · Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 1:18 pm Post subject:

The sandbox is enabled by default. Just like USE variables, the correct way to disable them are by ADDING the line "-[variable]" -- The LACK of the item does not disable it. So one way of handling the situation of disabling the sandbox is to go into the make.conf and UNcomment the line at the bottom about features, remove all items except sandbox (since they are all fine the way they currently are) and then add the negation to the sandbox item (-sandbox). Another way you can accomplish the temporary fix is to simply call emerge once with the sandbox disabled for compiling this defective ebuild (there are no files that need to be changed).

Simply run: