[gentoo-user] emerge with a fetch restricted (must be manually downloaded)

[dhk]

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

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

On Donnerstag 15 Oktober 2009, dhk wrote:
> Dale wrote:

> > 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-
> >JPR@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.
>

just open the ebuild with the text editor of your choice - or less - and read
the info block. It is easy to find it. You don't have to wait for the emerge to
fail.

[Peter Humphrey]

On Thursday 15 October 2009 12:31:25 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:

> just open the ebuild with the text editor of your choice - or less - and
> read the info block. It is easy to find it. You don't have to wait for the
> emerge to fail.

I find this useful: "less `equery w <package>`", although it does seem to work
only on packages that are installed already.

--
Rgds
Peter

[Dale]

Well, it sort of tells you what to do. For once portage has a error

[dhk]

Thanks all for the help. I stopped after the emerge -p and tried to

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

cp it to /usr/portage/distfiles or wherever your DISTDIR is. Change permissions
to portage:portage.

And that is all explained in the einfo of the ebuilds and/or the
documentation.