Issues with BDB on Archlinux
Issues with BDB on Archlinux
Wonder if anyone else have had issues trying to install the namecoin-core package for AUR.
Is there any solutions, I have tried modifying the PKGBUILD with different compilation options with not mayor success. I always seems to end up with a wallet-less node.
Is there any solutions, I have tried modifying the PKGBUILD with different compilation options with not mayor success. I always seems to end up with a wallet-less node.
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Re: Issues with BDB on Archlinux
It is not clear to me how you expect anyone to help you when you only describe your predicament as "issues". Contrary to what you may have heard from several U.S. newspapers, hackers aren't capable of magic, and therefore cannot read your mind.JZA wrote:Wonder if anyone else have had issues trying to install the namecoin-core package for AUR.
Is there any solutions, I have tried modifying the PKGBUILD with different compilation options with not mayor success. I always seems to end up with a wallet-less node.
Re: Issues with BDB on Archlinux
not very helpful but I clearly mentioned the Archlinux Package, if you don't use this package or Archlinux, then this question wasn't for you. no mind-reading necessary.
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Re: Issues with BDB on Archlinux
I'm pretty sure that Arch users aren't any better at mind-reading than the rest of us. "issues" doesn't help anyone (Arch user or not) understand what problem you're encountering. As I said previously, either provide useful information to help diagnose your issue (e.g. specifically what terminal commands you ran and what errors you got), or don't expect anyone to help you.JZA wrote:not very helpful but I clearly mentioned the Archlinux Package, if you don't use this package or Archlinux, then this question wasn't for you. no mind-reading necessary.
By the way, for anyone reading this thread, JZA (or someone impersonating him) was kicked from #namecoin on March 13 for abusive behavior toward developers who were answering his questions. Please take that into account when deciding whether to expend any resources helping him here.
Re: Issues with BDB on Archlinux
I described the issue fully, I get a ./namecoin-cli with no wallet methods, basically doing will list the methods available and will not show any regarding the wallet like, getnewaddress, listaccounts, signmessage, etc.
why does that happen?
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$ namecoin-cli help
why does that happen?
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Re: Issues with BDB on Archlinux
Does this also occur with a stock Namecoin Core? If not, then it's likely to be either a problem on the packager's end, or alternatively there's a bug in Namecoin Core which happens to only be triggered by something that the packager is doing. I believe there's a configure option for disabling the wallet; is that being used for some reason by the packager?JZA wrote:I described the issue fully, I get a ./namecoin-cli with no wallet methods, basically doingwill list the methods available and will not show any regarding the wallet like, getnewaddress, listaccounts, signmessage, etc.Code: Select all
$ namecoin-cli help
why does that happen?
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Re: Issues with BDB on Archlinux
Yes, it is something done by the packager. They are using the "--disable-wallet" configure option. I think it is because you get the incompatible bdb warning if you don't disable the wallet. See these lines of the PKGBUILD file.biolizard89 wrote:Does this also occur with a stock Namecoin Core? If not, then it's likely to be either a problem on the packager's end, or alternatively there's a bug in Namecoin Core which happens to only be triggered by something that the packager is doing. I believe there's a configure option for disabling the wallet; is that being used for some reason by the packager?JZA wrote:I described the issue fully, I get a ./namecoin-cli with no wallet methods, basically doingwill list the methods available and will not show any regarding the wallet like, getnewaddress, listaccounts, signmessage, etc.Code: Select all
$ namecoin-cli help
why does that happen?
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Re: Issues with BDB on Archlinux
Interesting. The fact that the packager doesn't seem to disclose this to end users is a bit of a dick move (or perhaps just incompetence). It's also not particularly hard to obtain the correct version of the various dependencies; that's what a depends build is for.josephbisch wrote:Yes, it is something done by the packager. They are using the "--disable-wallet" configure option. I think it is because you get the incompatible bdb warning if you don't disable the wallet. See these lines of the PKGBUILD file.biolizard89 wrote:Does this also occur with a stock Namecoin Core? If not, then it's likely to be either a problem on the packager's end, or alternatively there's a bug in Namecoin Core which happens to only be triggered by something that the packager is doing. I believe there's a configure option for disabling the wallet; is that being used for some reason by the packager?JZA wrote:I described the issue fully, I get a ./namecoin-cli with no wallet methods, basically doingwill list the methods available and will not show any regarding the wallet like, getnewaddress, listaccounts, signmessage, etc.Code: Select all
$ namecoin-cli help
why does that happen?
@JZA, you have 3 options: build from source, wait for Gitian binaries to be posted (hopefully should happen for nc0.12.0rc3), or pester the packager to fix their package. Based on Joseph's link, this doesn't appear to be a bug on our end.
Re: Issues with BDB on Archlinux
Source gives me incompatible BDB version and stops. Archlinux is currently on 5.3AUR.
I tried deleting the --disable-wallet for the --with-incompatible-bdb but still nothing. No wallet, I end up downloading an older namecoind from this source.
I tried deleting the --disable-wallet for the --with-incompatible-bdb but still nothing. No wallet, I end up downloading an older namecoind from this source.
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Re: Issues with BDB on Archlinux
That error appears for a reason; it means you should be doing a depends build. See viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2347 . Using incorrect dependency versions causes various issues, including corrupt wallets and consensus failures.JZA wrote:Source gives me incompatible BDB version and stops.