8.0.x series ebuild is now packaged in http://www.axante.net/download/gentoo/houdini-ebuild.tar.gz [axante.net] and available by Subversion at http://svn.axante.net:8088/svn/overlay/trunk [svn.axante.net]
Further details may be found here [sidefx.com]
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I've been working on an ebuild for Houdini 7.0.x for a little while, and am looking for some Gentoo users to help with the testing process. Namely, I require some assistance pinning down Houdini's dependencies, as well as finding flaws in the ebuild itself. For the moment, I know that it seems to work fairly well with a machine running on the ~x86 tree.
The general purpose of this ebuild is to allow the Houdini suite to better integrate into the Gentoo way of doing things. Namely, this involves the addition of a sesinetd script that can be placed into /etc/init.d and added to the default runlevel instead of the traditional rc.* setup.
The actual installation is achieved in the same manner as the the installation scripts provided in the Houdini package, moving files to the same places and such.
This package also offers some shortcuts for running Houdini itself, adding several small scripts to /usr/bin that source the houdini environment and run the program in question.
Currently known bugs:
- The scripts don't handle the passing of arguments yet, which may cause problems if you're calling vcc from the command line.
The license manager does not automatically acquire noncommercial licenses for some reason. This may be a problem with my system setup, or the ebuild itself.
The uninstall process does not wipe out the hfs7.0 directory because mozilla leaves a few things behind
Related to the above, there may be hidden problems with the default permissions
As a reminder, this ebuild is currently unsupported, unrecommended, and unendorsed (and unknown) by Side Effects Software. Side Effects Software (or myself, for that matter) will not be held liable for any damages or losses that may occur from the usage of this ebuild.
With that being said, for anyone interested in testing, a copy of the ebuild is up at http://www.axante.net/download/gentoo/houdini-7.0.142.ebuild [axante.net]
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this ebuild, please follow up to this thread, or contact me through any of the means listed on my profile.