Re: [gentoo-alt] RAP stage 1 bootstrap fails on CentOS 6 due to python version

[Benda Xu]

Hi Lincoln,



Lincoln Bryant <lincolnb@××××××××.edu> writes:



> I’m experimenting with RAP on CentOS 6 and seeing the stage 1 build
> fail when bootstrapping portage due to a lack of Python 2.7.
>
> Here’s the error I see:
> 	checking whether /usr/bin/python 2.6.6 >= 2.7... configure:
> 	error: need at least version 2.7 of python


This should not happen. Could you please open a bug (bugs.gentoo.org)

and attach the stage1.log?



> Depsite successfully bootstrapping python, the portage build seems to
> be looking for Python in the host’s /usr/bin, which is 2.6.6 on
> EL6. As such it fails. If I do some nasty things like replace the
> host's /usr/bin/python symlink, the stage 1 works fine.


Can the stage1 python be executed?



> Did I miss something obvious here? Thanks for any insight!


No idea at the moment.



Benda