gnome-vfs-1.0.5-r4 cannot find gnome-macros

AdmiralNemo

In the process of installing gnucash on a second computer, emerge crashed on gnome-vfs-1.0.5-r4, saying aclocal could not find /usr/share/aclocal/gnome-macros. Sure enough this directory does not exist. On my first computer, already running gnucash for some time now, also does not have this directory, yet gnome-vfs-1.0.5-r4 is installed. I don't understand how it could be installed if the directory it so desperately needs on the second computer doesn't exist there either.

Why does it need this directory?

Where does this directory come from?

How come my first computer doesn't have that directory but it installed fine there?
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PsichoD · n00b Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 12

>>> Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache...
>>> Emerging (3 of 4) gnome-base/gnome-vfs-1.0.5-r4 to /
>>> checking ebuild checksums ;-)

>>> checking auxfile checksums ;-)

>>> checking miscfile checksums ;-)

>>> checking gnome-vfs-1.0.5.tar.gz ;-)

>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking gnome-vfs-1.0.5.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/gnome-vfs-1.0.5-r4/work
* Applying gnome-vfs-1.0.5-codeset.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying gnome-vfs-1.0.5-proxy.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying gnome-vfs-1.0.5-gtkdoc_fixes.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying gnome-vfs-1.0.5-fix-segfault.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying gnome-vfs-1.0.5-gcc3.4.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying gnome-vfs-2-CAN-2005-0706.patch ... [ ok ]aclocal: couldn't open directory `/usr/share/aclocal/gnome-macros': No such file or directory

!!! ERROR: gnome-base/gnome-vfs-1.0.5-r4 failed.
Call stack:
ebuild.sh, line 1539: Called dyn_unpack
ebuild.sh, line 711: Called src_unpack
gnome-vfs-1.0.5-r4.ebuild, line 57: Called die

!!! (no error message)
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.

AdmiralNemo · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:53 am Post subject:

Exactly, so what do we do about it.

It is a quest!
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loosing_sanity · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 6:32 pm Post subject:

I've tried all of these examples as stated in other posts and still can not get past this problem. I also emerged gnome-common, which is suppose to contain gnome-macros. It did not help either. There has to be a fix. If anyone can come up with the proper way to get around this, please help.

AdmiralNemo · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:21 pm Post subject:

It doesn't really need it, it compiles just fine without. I edited the ebuild and removed the line that checks for it, and it worked perfectly. I don't know what to do to "properly" fix the problem. Does anyone know who is the maintainer of the gnome-vfs ebuild?
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loosing_sanity · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:19 am Post subject:

Where did you find the ebuild to edit? I edited a ebuild for gnome-vfs and the check sum would not allow it to compile. You did not have that problem? Thanks for your help! Joe

AdmiralNemo · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 3:29 pm Post subject:

When you edit an ebuild, its digests change. To tell portage that you knew about this and it is not a hack attempt, run