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From: Zac Medico <zmedico@g.o>
To: gentoo-portage-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] dead emerge processes and/or lockfiles
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 20:01:14
Message-Id: 569BF303.3060408@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-portage-dev] dead emerge processes and/or lockfiles by Brian Dolbec
1 On 01/17/2016 09:06 AM, Brian Dolbec wrote:
2 >
3 > I've read in several forum posts lately about emerge not running and
4 > the problem comes down to dead emerge processes and remaining lockfiles.
5 >
6 > Perhaps we should make an emaint module to search for and fix these.
7 > It should be easy enough.
8
9 It would be nicer if we fixed whatever issue(s) cause the emerge
10 processes to hang up. How would the emaint module distinguish a "good"
11 emerge process from a "bad" one? I suppose you could strace it to see if
12 it has any activity.
13 --
14 Thanks,
15 Zac

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Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] dead emerge processes and/or lockfiles Joshua Kinard <kumba@g.o>