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On 2008-07-27, Qian Qiao <qian.qiao@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 4:12 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> [snip] |
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> The root of the problem is really quite simple, you have a system with |
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> a python version python-updater doesn't like. The solution is actually |
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> quite simple: |
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> step 1. update python to 2.5, rebuild cracklib (afaik cracklib is the |
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> only system package that requires python), portage, gentookit. |
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> step 2. at this point, you can unmerge the old python, some packages |
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> *will* break, but you will still have a console that works fine, and |
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> your portage is built against the 2.5. |
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> step 3. emerge python-updater, since no python-2.3 is present, it'll |
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> emerge happily. |
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> step 4. run python-updater |
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> step 5. voila |
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And remember than "emerge -u" only works well if you do it |
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regularly (at least once every couple weeks) In my experience, |
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if you haven't upgraded in 6 months or more, it's usually a lot |
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simpler and faster to do a reinstall. |
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Grant Edwards grante Yow! I just had a NOSE |
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at JOB!! |
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