RC5

jaycee4 · 09-20-2012, 07:57 AM

I'm afraid I couldn't help but notice that a certain compiler received an update today - http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.7/. As a related matter, I noticed another compiler in Slackware's repositories that could use an update - http://llvm.org/releases/3.1/docs/ReleaseNotes.html. And, as one last observation, a certain windowing system received a bugfix release - http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.com....announce/1792. Would any of these updates be feasible at this late stage?

Mark Pettit · 09-20-2012, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaycee4

Would any of these updates be feasible at this late stage?

I'd be shocked if the gcc and xorg one went in. I think (though I may be wrong) that LLVM is there only for academic benefit and nothing in Slackware actually uses it, so that might just slip through. Even then, I doubt it.

vdemuth · 09-21-2012, 12:45 AM

Updated to rc5 and the laptop no longer switches off on request. It changes instead to runlevel1. Looking at rc.6 there seems to be no poweroff line. Design or simply missed?

jprzybylski · 09-21-2012, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by AlleyTrotter

RC5 is on line now

Still waiting for mirrors.kernel.org to update.

New RC looks pretty solid to me - haven't had a crash in... since 13.1. And this is mostly just bugfixes and rebuilds. So I think I can wait for a little longer.

guanx · 09-21-2012, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vdemuth

Updated to rc5 and the laptop no longer switches off on request. It changes instead to runlevel1. Looking at rc.6 there seems to be no poweroff line. Design or simply missed?

You can check it

Code:

$ ls -l /etc/rc.d/rc.6
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 7695  8月 15 01:03 /etc/rc.d/rc.6*
$ md5sum /etc/rc.d/rc.6
d3b597a1a0c0b1891dc613da9cdb20d3  /etc/rc.d/rc.6

Alien Bob · 09-21-2012, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guanx

You can check it

Code:

$ ls -l /etc/rc.d/rc.6
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 7695  8月 15 01:03 /etc/rc.d/rc.6*
$ md5sum /etc/rc.d/rc.6
d3b597a1a0c0b1891dc613da9cdb20d3  /etc/rc.d/rc.6

You can even verify online that there is absolutely a poweroff line in rc.6:

http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackwar...s/scripts/rc.6

Eric

bormant · 09-21-2012, 07:57 AM

http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-announce/2012/msg00005.html

The GNU Compiler Collection version 4.7.2 has been released.

GCC 4.7.2 is the first bug-fix release containing important fixes for regressions and serious bugs in GCC 4.7.1 with over 70 bugs fixed since the previous release.

2b|!2b ?

slacktroll · 09-21-2012, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bormant

http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-announce/2012/msg00005.html

The GNU Compiler Collection version 4.7.2 has been released.

GCC 4.7.2 is the first bug-fix release containing important fixes for regressions and serious bugs in GCC 4.7.1 with over 70 bugs fixed since the previous release.

2b|!2b ?

Yeah firefox now only takes 3gb of ram to compile on a 64bit system and compilation goes faster.. well.. hm :P

cwizardone · 09-21-2012, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vdemuth

Updated to rc5 and the laptop no longer switches off on request. It changes instead to runlevel1. Looking at rc.6 there seems to be no poweroff line. Design or simply missed?

I have that problem within KDE 4.9.1, but not from the command line or within Xfce 4.10.

vdemuth · 09-21-2012, 10:22 AM

Thanks for all the answers thus far. Having checked my rc.6 file, it's nothing like the one that Eric has pointed me to, so I have downloaded that one to use. Strange thing is, until the latest update I didn't have this problem so can only suspect a duff rsync session.
Other than that little and not particularly significant problem, all is looking otherwise very good.

Now if only I could get pyscrabble working.

Didier Spaier · 09-21-2012, 05:03 PM

Running Slackware 14-RC5 + libdrm upgraded to 2.6.39 and xf86-video-nouveau upgraded to 1.0.2: so far, so good (see this post for the details).

Packages upgrade are no more allowed, I know, I know... But if our BDFL makes an exception, I won't complain

PS The nouveau X module is now deemed stable, hence the 1.* version and the fact that it be now available as a tarball.

PS2 Now in /testing, thanks to Patrick Volkerding.

ringwraith · 09-22-2012, 05:27 PM

Where is NetworkManager called in the startup scripts? I chose it during the install. I have confirmed it is executable. I am still having to start it manually to get my wireless up and running.

Marcelo_Belfalas · 09-22-2012, 05:35 PM

It is on rc.M, check if rc.wicd is executable

Code:

# Start wicd or networkmanager:
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd ]; then
  sh /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd start
elif [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager ]; then
  sh /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager start
fi

if you have rc.wicd as executable it will run wicd

ringwraith · 09-22-2012, 06:01 PM

Thanks Marcelo. I had installed wicd out of habit. I then had removepkg it out but it kept wicd executable. So now it brings it up fine.

dsotm · 09-23-2012, 12:27 AM

Hey guys, ever since upgrading to RC5 on my desktop whenever I reboot I need to run ifconfig eth0 up and dhcpcd to get the internet going again... it did it automatically prior to upgrading. Still works fine on my laptop.

Also, if you don't run make modules_install on your shiny new kernel you're going to have problems

EDIT: If I make networkmanager executable it brings it up automatically, how do I do it without having the networkmanager icon though? Being too picky maybe..