Re: [gentoo-user] replacement for ftp?

2017-05-02 Thread Mick
On Monday 01 May 2017 22:36:00 Nils Freydank wrote: > On Sat, 30 Apr 2017 19:04:06 +0200 Andrew Savchenko wrote: > > [...] > > I fail to see why FTP needs to be replaced: it works, it is > > supported, it is secure when used with care, it is damn fast. > > I’ll just drop the somewhat popular rant

Re: [gentoo-user] Can not compile arduino sketch after GCC upgrade

2017-05-02 Thread Dan Johansson
On 30.04.2017 13:23, Dan Johansson wrote: > After upgrading GCC to 5.4.0 (from 4.9.3) I can no longer compile my > sketches. > > At the end of the compile phase a get the following linker error: > > avr-gcc -Os -Wl,--gc-sections -mmcu=atmega32u4 -o > /tmp/build881550966608502477.tmp/Blinky.cpp.el

Re: [gentoo-user] Inconsistent behavior in my Gentoo OS instance

2017-05-02 Thread Miroslav Rovis
On 170502-22:19-0400, Bobby Kent wrote: > Regarding the fourth issue: > > g0n ~ # eix memtest86+ > > * sys-apps/memtest86 > > Available versions: 4.3.7 (~)4.3.7-r1 {serial} > > Homepage:http://www.memtest86.com/ > > Description: A stand alone memory test for x86

Re: [gentoo-user] Inconsistent behavior in my Gentoo OS instance

2017-05-02 Thread Miroslav Rovis
On 170502-17:51+0200, Raffaele Belardi wrote: > Miroslav Rovis wrote: > > On 170502-10:33+0200, Raffaele Belardi wrote: > >> Miroslav Rovis wrote: > >>> gzip apparently inconsistent behavior occupies the most part of the > >>> report on > >>> inconsistencies here (esp. the script make_gzip_archive

RE: [gentoo-user] Inconsistent behavior in my Gentoo OS instance

2017-05-02 Thread Bobby Kent
Regarding the fourth issue: > g0n ~ # eix memtest86+ > * sys-apps/memtest86 > Available versions: 4.3.7 (~)4.3.7-r1 {serial} > Homepage:http://www.memtest86.com/ > Description: A stand alone memory test for x86 computers ... > > Found 2 matches > Received SIGSEG

Re: [gentoo-user] How do you get newer version of Arduino?

2017-05-02 Thread R0b0t1
On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 10:35 AM, Danny YUE wrote: > Hi folks, > > I am playing around with my arduino board... > I know there is an official package arduino, but that is way too old. > So...where do you get the latest version? For example 1.8? > > Thanks in advance. > > Danny > I tend to go for d

Re: [gentoo-user] How do you get newer version of Arduino?

2017-05-02 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 02 May 2017 23:35:56 +0800, Danny YUE wrote: > I am playing around with my arduino board... > I know there is an official package arduino, but that is way too old. > So...where do you get the latest version? For example 1.8? From one of the several overlays that have it. % eix -Rcn ardui

[gentoo-user] Re: gtk+-2.x, adwaita, gsettings and all that

2017-05-02 Thread Ian Zimmerman
On 2017-05-02 00:32, Jonathan Callen wrote: > To set the GTK-2 theme, edit the file ~/.gtkrc-2.0, and add lines > like: > > gtk-theme-name = "Raleigh" > gtk-icon-theme-name = "hicolor" > gtk-cursor-theme-name = "" This worked, thanks. Some icons _are_ different but I suppose that's

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: replacement for ftp?

2017-05-02 Thread Poison BL.
On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 12:01 PM, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > On 2017-05-02 09:05, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > >> miles per hour, internet almost always won lately. :-) > > > But tapes also hold a lot more than they did in 1981 > > And so do trucks :-( > > -- > Please *no* private Cc: on mailing lists and

[gentoo-user] Re: replacement for ftp?

2017-05-02 Thread Ian Zimmerman
On 2017-05-02 09:05, Neil Bothwick wrote: >> miles per hour, internet almost always won lately. :-) > But tapes also hold a lot more than they did in 1981 And so do trucks :-( -- Please *no* private Cc: on mailing lists and newsgroups Personal signed mail: please _encrypt_ and sign Don't clear

[gentoo-user] xen-tools-4.8.1.ebuild pulling in old ovmf.bin

2017-05-02 Thread Håkon Alstadheim
I have a problem where xen hvm guests using ovmf (efi) as "bios" will not read efi variables stored in /NvVars. I believe that may be a known bug in old versions of tianocore. Building xen-tools-4.8.1 now, and I notice that the ebuild still has OVMF_PV=20151110 . Tried building a newer one myself

Re: [gentoo-user] Inconsistent behavior in my Gentoo OS instance

2017-05-02 Thread Raffaele Belardi
Miroslav Rovis wrote: On 170502-10:33+0200, Raffaele Belardi wrote: Miroslav Rovis wrote: gzip apparently inconsistent behavior occupies the most part of the report on inconsistencies here (esp. the script make_gzip_archives_consistent.sh). Checked on my system, same behaviour, looking inside

Re: [gentoo-user] How do you get newer version of Arduino?

2017-05-02 Thread Jigme Datse Rasku
I think standard way is to create a new ebuild. I did that with the Plex overlay, trying to clean up the old version. If you do get it working, let the maintainers know, and they can update it officially... On May 2, 2017 08:38, "Danny YUE" wrote: Hi folks, I am playing around with my arduino

[gentoo-user] How do you get newer version of Arduino?

2017-05-02 Thread Danny YUE
Hi folks, I am playing around with my arduino board... I know there is an official package arduino, but that is way too old. So...where do you get the latest version? For example 1.8? Thanks in advance. Danny

Re: [gentoo-user] Inconsistent behavior in my Gentoo OS instance

2017-05-02 Thread Miroslav Rovis
I've received one reply, and thanks again, but I had better remove the gzip-"inconsistency" related bloat from my own previous email... I need the previous text to make the remaining three important parts/issues/inconsistencies clearer and easier to check, and reply to, any of the three. I will al

Re: [gentoo-user] Inconsistent behavior in my Gentoo OS instance

2017-05-02 Thread Miroslav Rovis
On 170502-10:33+0200, Raffaele Belardi wrote: > Miroslav Rovis wrote: > > gzip apparently inconsistent behavior occupies the most part of the report > > on > > inconsistencies here (esp. the script make_gzip_archives_consistent.sh). > > Checked on my system, same behaviour, looking inside the gzi

Re: [gentoo-user] Inconsistent behavior in my Gentoo OS instance

2017-05-02 Thread Raffaele Belardi
Miroslav Rovis wrote: gzip apparently inconsistent behavior occupies the most part of the report on inconsistencies here (esp. the script make_gzip_archives_consistent.sh). Checked on my system, same behaviour, looking inside the gzip file you see why. I used shed but strings is easier: $ s

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: replacement for ftp?

2017-05-02 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 30 Apr 2017 08:22:50 +0200, Kai Krakow wrote: > > > Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes > > > hurtling down the highway. > > Hehe, with the improvements in internet connections nowadays, we > almost stopped transferring backups via sneakernet. Calculatin