June 2007 - CRUX - lists.crux.nu

[patch] bash: don't link against obsoloete termcap
by Clemens Koller 23 Aug '07

23 Aug '07

Hi! Well, just in case you have termcap installed, bash will link against it, which is propably not what you want. The attached patch avoids that. ./configure says: --with-curses: This causes bash to be linked against the curses library instead of the default termcap library which is becoming obsolete. -- Clemens Koller __________________________________ R&D Imaging Devices Anagramm GmbH Rupert-Mayer-Straße 45/1 Linhof Werksgelände D-81379 München Tel.089-741518-50 Fax 089-741518-19 http://www.anagramm-technology.com --- Pkgfile.old 2007-05-29 17:24:38.000000000 +0200 +++ Pkgfile 2007-05-29 17:34:00.000000000 +0200 @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ name=bash version=3.2.17 -release=1 +release=2 source=(http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$name/$name-3.2.tar.gz \ $name-3.2-001-017.patch \ $name-3.2-doc.patch \ @@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ build() { ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --exec-prefix= \ --mandir=/usr/man \ - --disable-nls + --disable-nls \ + --with-curses make -j1 make DESTDIR=$PKG install

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Job Posting Question
by Ori Johnson 30 Jun '07

30 Jun '07

Hi, First, thanks for all the help with the drivers. We ended up upgrading to 2.3 :-) Second (and the reason for this email), we have a job opening in the company that I work for. Strong Crux skills are desired :-) I want to post it to the group. What are the job posting policies? Thanks, Ori

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Crux 2.1 Driver Question
by Ori Johnson 27 Jun '07

27 Jun '07

Hi All, I'm new to this group so please be kind :-). I need to get a driver for an Intel SRCSAS18E Raid controller. On Intel's site they are only offering a driver RedHat and SuSE. Can anyone assist me? Thanks, Ori

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Bitstream Vera TTF is not picked up by Xorg 7.2
by voltaic 22 Jun '07

22 Jun '07

Hello everyone, I just recently installed CRUX 2.3 on one of my machines, and noticed that Xorg does not "see" the TrueType font Bitstream Vera. When I say it doesn't see it I mean the output of xlsfonts does not list that font ( i.e. -bitstream-bitstream vera sans mono-bold-r-normal--30--75-75--*-iso8859-1 and others). On a different machine with CRUX 2.2 the font worked fine, but that was with Xorg 6.9. I have been looking around google a lot, but I'm not getting anywhere. My configuration is as follows: - The package xorg-font-bitstream-vera is installed. - I verified that the files for that font exist in /usr/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/. - I also verified that "freetype" is installed, and loaded in the "modules" section of my xorg.conf. - The correct font directory is also included in xorg.conf (FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"). Am I missing something? Individual applications such as Abiword or Firefox can use Bitstream Vera fine. The problem is specific to applications such as xosd that depend upon Xorg's access to the fonts. Any help would be greatly appreciated. -voltaic

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why CRUX has "sh -> bash" symbolic link concept
by arnuld 21 Jun '07

21 Jun '07

i notice that my ".bashrc" and ".bash_profile" files just do not work and then i see i am no longer running BASH but "sh". then i notice, there is no "sh" , "/bin/sh" is just a symbolic link to BASH. i know and i can solve my problem using "chsh -s bash user" but i want to know why CRUX uses "sh -> bash" symbolic link instead of simply using "/bin/bash" as default shell. -- http://arnuld.blogspot.com/

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Newbie Questions
by Jeremy Heiler 21 Jun '07

21 Jun '07

Hi, I am a GNU/Linux newbie and I love the idea behind CRUX. This KISS attitude is definitely my kind of thinking. So with that in mind I have a few questions. How difficult is installing CRUX (with the manual) compared to installing Gentoo or Linux From Scratch? What window manager do you all use and why? I've only slightly played around with Gnome and KDE but I feel they're too bloated. Well that's it for now. I'm looking forward to venturing into GNU/ Linux and possibly building my own system. Thanks in advance, Jeremy

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Getting a port considered for contrib or opt
by Chris Pemberton 19 Jun '07

19 Jun '07

Hello, I'm creating a port of Intel's "powertop" application. (Yes, I'm aware that the ecarux ports collection already contains one; but I'm doing this as a learning experience). This application has enabled me to tweak my system and thus extend my laptop's battery. So, how does a port get included in opt or contrib? I imagine it gets included iff: (Benefit of using package) >= (Effort of maintaining package) If this is true, then I present an up to date Pkgfile in the hopes that you find it useful (addictive) enough to warrant inclusion. I'm currently using it to track changes in the xorg-xf86-video-intel driver. Specifically, if using Xv vs textures is the most energy efficient method to play full screen videos. Chris

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Crux' wikipedia page
by Giorgio Agrelli 18 Jun '07

18 Jun '07

Hey, it seems that some wikipedia administrator deleted the Crux page claiming there is a copyright violation with Per's (published) Crux 2.2 Handbook... What do You think? i think neither Per nor anyone in here wanted the removal of Crux Linux from Wikiepda, and none else has the right to claim removal. furthermore the handbook is now on the wiki on trac, right? is that copyright violation then??? bye, giorgio -- NullPointer || GnuPG/PGP Key-Id: 0x343B22E6

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"opt" port, "rxvt-unicode", is out of date
by arnuld 18 Jun '07

18 Jun '07

i can not download "rxvt-unicode" from "opt" port. seems like IP address does not exist as i can not open it even in Firefox: software.schmorp.de just wanted to report to you people. -- http://arnuld.blogspot.com/

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ports/opt (2.3): [notify] subversion: updated to 1.4.4
by crux＠crux.nu 18 Jun '07

18 Jun '07

commit 66810f2db733f0a0870c2736977589beef30581e Author: Simone Rota <sip(a)crux.nu> Date: Mon Jun 18 09:58:36 2007 +0200 [notify] subversion: updated to 1.4.4 This release contains a fix for CVE-2007-2448: http://subversion.tigris.org/security/CVE-2007-2448-advisory.txt diff --git a/subversion/.md5sum b/subversion/.md5sum index eeeb0f9..05f6046 100644 --- a/subversion/.md5sum +++ b/subversion/.md5sum @@ -1 +1 @@ -de0e792c9804c7bce397d267af5eb30d subversion-1.4.3.tar.bz2 +d4aa5aeb09acb3307841022d279ab895 subversion-1.4.4.tar.bz2 diff --git a/subversion/Pkgfile b/subversion/Pkgfile index c2b764b..ed8dedb 100644 --- a/subversion/Pkgfile +++ b/subversion/Pkgfile @@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ # Depends on: apr, neon, expat name=subversion -version=1.4.3 -release=2 +version=1.4.4 +release=1 source=(http://subversion.tigris.org/downloads/subversion-$version.tar.bz2) build() {

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