> > This bug: > > > > http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198712 > > > > says the latest rhythmbox ebuild is in the gnome overlay. That > > overlay isn't available via layman. What is the preferred method of > > retrieving that overlay? > > well, I just downloaded the overlay through git to get the latest > rhythmbox also. You don't need to use the whole overlay though, cause > it will upgrade more than necessary, and you may not want the unstable > versions of everything in it. > > If you have a roll-your-own overlay already (and who doesn't?!) start by > copying just the rhythbox directory from the gnome overlay into your > overlay. Don't put the gnome overlay into /etc/make.conf. Then `emerge > -u rhythmbox`. It will complain, so just copy the needed package, and > emerge again. Repeat until there are no more complaints! > > The only other thing to watch out for is totem. You need the new > totem-pl-parser for rhythmbox-0.11.4 (not 0.11.3) which was previously > part of totem. So you need to first uninstall totem if you have it. > totem-pl-parser will be pulled in as needed so no need to explicitly > emerge it. > > Oh, and finally, my overlay instructions above won't help you when the > overlay is updated, as you copied the ebuilds into your own overlay. > You could instead symlink them.
I needed to emerge git for the gnome overlay to show up in layman. I always thought there should be a subversion and git USE flag for layman. Thanks for the help. I'm updating rhythmbox via layman now. Not sure why evolution-data-server is a dependency though. - Grant -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
