Tag: Gentoo Linux

MySQL / MariaDB 10.2 – Can’t find messagefile ‘/usr/share/mysql/errmsg.sys’

Last evening, I ran some updates on one of my servers. One of the updates was from MariaDB 10.1 to 10.2 (some minor release as well). After compiling, I went to restart, but it failed with: # /etc/init.d/mysql start * Checking mysqld configuration for mysql … [ERROR] Can’t find messagefile ‘/usr/share/mysql/errmsg.sys’ [ERROR] Aborting * mysql …

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Audacity and GCC – Mismatch between the program and library build versions

Recently, Gentoo Linux put GCC 6.3 (released in December 2016) into the testing branch. For a source-based distribution like Gentoo, GCC is a critical part of the toolchain, and sometimes can lead to packages failing to compile or run. I recently ran into just this problem with Audacity. The error that I hit was not …

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USB UAC2 DAC in Linux (the Emotiva Big Ego with Gentoo Linux)

Recently I was on a mission to make my audio experience on my main desktop more enjoyable. I had previously just used some older Bose AE2 headphones from 2010 plugged in directly to the 3.5mm audio output on the back of my desktop. The sound quality was mediocre at best, and I knew that a …

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