Why can't I install netatalk ???

ivancan · n00b Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Posts: 16

HI all,
when I

try emerge --pretend net-fs/netatalk

These are the packages that I would merge, in order.

Calculating dependencies !!! Couldn't find match for net-fs/netatalk; aborting.

doing a

emerge --pretend net-fs/netatalk/netatalk-1.5.2.ebuild

These are the packages that I would merge, in order.

Calculating dependencies \

!!! ebuild net-fs/netatalk-1.5.2 not found (possibly blocked by package.mask)

WHY ???
The package mask says:
(if this is the package-mask)
DEPEND="virtual/glibc
pam? ( sys-libs/pam )
tcpd? ( sys-apps/tcp-wrappers )
ssl? ( dev-libs/openssl )
sys-apps/shadow
>=sys-libs/db-3"

I have installed:
emerge --pretend sys-libs/pam && emerge --pretend sys-apps/tcp-wr
appers && emerge --pretend dev-libs/openssl && emerge --pretend sys-apps/shadow && emerge --pretend sys-libs/db

Calculating dependencies ...done!
[ebuild R ] sys-libs/pam-0.75-r6 to /

Calculating dependencies ...done!
[ebuild R ] sys-apps/tcp-wrappers-7.6-r3 to /

Calculating dependencies ...done!
[ebuild R ] dev-libs/openssl-0.9.6d to /

Calculating dependencies ...done!
[ebuild R ] sys-apps/shadow-4.0.2-r5 to /

Calculating dependencies ...done!
[ebuild R ] sys-libs/db-3.2.3h-r4 to /

for db I found: 1.85-r1 3.2.3h-r4
are installed

Any idea ?
thanks in advance ! :?

klieber · Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2002 9:11 pm Post subject:

package.mask refers to the file in /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask. Do a:

ivancan · n00b Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Posts: 16

dark root # fgrep netatalk /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask
>=net-fs/netatalk-1.5
dark root # emerge --pretend unmerge portage

>>> These are the packages that I would unmerge:

portage
selected: 1.9.13
protected: none
omitted: none

==> So by my opinion there is no problem, or is portage too old ?
Installed Gentoo 1.1a

thanks a lot in advance

rac · Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2002 8:22 pm Post subject: Unmask it

Comment out the mask line in packages.mask:

# >=net-fs/netatalk-1.5

Entries in package.mask tell portage not to install versions of software
that match entries in the mask; in this case no netatalk 1.5 or later.
Since 1.5.2 is all that's available, that's why emerge can't find anything.
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FyreFiend · n00b Joined: 24 May 2002 Posts: 17

As others have said it's masked. I unmasked it and have it running on two boxes and it seems to work fine but YMMV.

Good Luck

klieber · Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2002 8:41 pm Post subject:

Note that packages are usually listed in packages.mask for a reason. In the case of netatalk, it's listed as "untested". So, be careful, make backups, etc., etc.

--kurt
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ivancan · n00b Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Posts: 16

Thanks very much for your help.
It works, at least it installs,
the rest I'll get up running !