gtk+ failing to install

[edannenberg]

gtk+ failing to install

[edannenberg]

Thanks, that made things a little easier.

I tried to execute gtk-query-immodules-2.0 manually in an interactive build container after the failed install. More errors down the road as dependencies of the binary are not in the system path.

You will usually run into a wall with packages that execute some package specific binaries as part of the build process. Had the same issue when trying to install tomcat-native recently. What usually works in those cases is generating the binary package in the configure_bob hook first. Try the following:

PACKAGES="=x11-libs/gtk+-2.24.29"

configure_bob()
{
update_use x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf +X
update_use x11-libs/cairo +X
emerge =x11-libs/gtk+-2.24.29
}

So just install the troublesome package in the build container in the configure_bob hook, as a side effect you get a binary package which is then picked up in the next phase when PACKAGES are installed at the custom root.

I should probably document that. :p

[edannenberg]

Looks like it should work to me. Gonna take a closer look later today.

[soredake]

Here is my https://transfer.sh/2JB1Y/buildconfig.sh buildconfig that fails to install gtk+

[edannenberg]

They say time is the fire in which we burn. It's documented now.