Dale wrote: > dhk wrote: >> Can someone explain the procedure for the installing software that has a >> fetch restriction? >> >> Whenever I get the "F" for fetch restricted (must be manually >> downloaded) I can't get the build right. Usually I have to go to a >> web-site and then after downloading what is needed I get stuck. >> Basically I don't know what to do with the file. Where is the file >> suppose to go and what format is it suppose to be in? Also what should >> the permissions and ownership be of the file. >> >> So really a good procedure and example would help. Two of the programs >> I want to install are app-misc/openjnlp and net-misc/icaclient . >> >> Thanks, >> >> --dhk >> >> >> > > Well, it sort of tells you what to do. For once portage has a error > that isn't encrypted or something. lol > > !!! dev-java/jnlp-bin-1.2-r1 has fetch restriction turned on. > !!! This probably means that this ebuild's files must be downloaded > !!! manually. See the comments in the ebuild for more information. > > * Please download javaws-1_2-dev.zip and place it in /usr/portage/distfiles > * > https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-Site/en_US/-/USD/viewproductdetail-start?productref=7026-jaws_dev_pack-1.2-oth-...@cds-cds_developer > > I just went to the link provided, click accept on the license thingy and > there they are. After you get them downloaded, just put them in > /usr/portage/distfiles and emerge them normally. > > It's been a while since I have ran into this. > > Dale > > :-) :-) > > >
Thanks all for the help. I stopped after the emerge -p and tried to figure out what to do from there. The install was easy once I saw the error message. The trick was to try to do the emerge knowing the software was downloaded yet and that it would fail. Then I got all the information I needed. Thanks again.
