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cyberfoxz
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 Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 12:31 pm Post subject: ERROR: sys-apps/hal-0.4.7-r2 failed |
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When i tried for the first time to get Gnome installed i get the following error:
| Code: | * getfilevar requires 2 variables, with the second a valid file.
* getfilevar <VARIABLE> <CONFIGFILE>
* Could not find a usable .config in the kernel source directory.
* Please ensure that /usr/src/linux points to a configured set of Linux sources.
* If you are using KBUILD_OUTPUT, please set the environment var so that
* it points to the necessary object directory so that it might find .config. |
This baffles me, since i juste recently reinstalled Gentoo after a HD crash. I am a n00b in all things linux and i can't seem to find an answer on the forums.
The total output of my shell:
| Code: | >>> emerge (1 of 142) sys-apps/hal-0.4.7-r2 to /
>>> md5 files ;-) hal-0.4.7-r2.ebuild
>>> md5 files ;-) hal-0.4.8.ebuild
>>> md5 files ;-) hal-0.4.5-r2.ebuild
>>> md5 files ;-) files/hald
>>> md5 files ;-) files/hal-0.4.7-dont_add_device_twice-r1.patch
>>> md5 files ;-) files/hal-0.4.5-vat_ntfs_labels.patch
>>> md5 files ;-) files/hal-0.4.7-device_info_leak.patch
>>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-hal-0.4.5-r2
>>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-hal-0.4.7-r2
>>> md5 files ;-) files/hal-0.4.7-vfat_mount_utf8.patch
>>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-hal-0.4.8
>>> md5 files ;-) files/hal-0.4.8-fix_dvdram.patch
>>> md5 files ;-) files/hal-0.4.5-gentoo_gphoto2_usermap.patch
>>> md5 files ;-) files/hal-0.4.5-net_lockup.patch
>>> md5 files ;-) files/hal-0.4.7-sys_floppy_detection.patch
>>> md5 files ;-) files/hal-0.4.1-old_storage_policy.patch
>>> md5 src_uri ;-) hal-0.4.7.tar.gz
* Determining the location of the kernel source code
* Found kernel source directory:
* /usr/src/linux
* Found sources for kernel version:
* 2.6.12-gentoo-r6
* getfilevar requires 2 variables, with the second a valid file.
* getfilevar <VARIABLE> <CONFIGFILE>
* Could not find a usable .config in the kernel source directory.
* Please ensure that /usr/src/linux points to a configured set of Linux sources.
* If you are using KBUILD_OUTPUT, please set the environment var so that
* it points to the necessary object directory so that it might find .config.
* Determining the location of the kernel source code
* Found kernel source directory:
* /usr/src/linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r6
* Found kernel object directory:
* /usr/src/linux
* Found sources for kernel version:
* 2.6.12-gentoo-r6
* getfilevar requires 2 variables, with the second a valid file.
* getfilevar <VARIABLE> <CONFIGFILE>
* Could not find a usable .config in the kernel source directory.
* Please ensure that /usr/src/linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r6 points to a configured set of Linux sources.
* If you are using KBUILD_OUTPUT, please set the environment var so that
* it points to the necessary object directory so that it might find .config.
!!! ERROR: sys-apps/hal-0.4.7-r2 failed.
!!! Function pkg_setup, Line 45, Exitcode 0
!!! You need to run a 2.6.10 or newer kernel to build & use this pack
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message. |
Anybody who knows what's wrong?
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zeekec
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:41 pm Post subject: Re: ERROR: sys-apps/hal-0.4.7-r2 failed |
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| cyberfoxz wrote: | When i tried for the first time to get Gnome installed i get the following error:
| Code: | * getfilevar requires 2 variables, with the second a valid file.
* getfilevar <VARIABLE> <CONFIGFILE>
* Could not find a usable .config in the kernel source directory.
* Please ensure that /usr/src/linux points to a configured set of Linux sources.
* If you are using KBUILD_OUTPUT, please set the environment var so that
* it points to the necessary object directory so that it might find .config. |
This baffles me, since i juste recently reinstalled Gentoo after a HD crash. I am a n00b in all things linux and i can't seem to find an answer on the forums.
The total output of my shell:
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You haven't configured your kernel sources yet. Copy your .config to /usr/src/linux and do a | Code: | | make oldconfig && make |
The make may not be required, I think that there's a make modules_prepare or similar target that could work as well, but I know that make will do it all.
Erik
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cyberfoxz
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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Thanx, I copied the backup config from my /boot to /usr/src/linux/.config
This seems to have done the trick. What i do not understand is how i have a working system, but the .config was not in the right directory? Or is it not neccesary for the .config to be saved in /usr/src/linux?
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