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Currently if your system doesn't have usr on the root partition (i.e. on |
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another partition), following the suggested upgrade procedure will cause |
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a unbootable system. |
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The problem is bash is linked to libgcc on the usr partition, at the |
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stage when bash is called usr isn't mounted. I would suggest that |
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libgcc is always statically linked into the bash executable. I wouldn't |
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expect much change in the executable size but it would make for an |
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easier upgrade on systems like mine. |
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This can be accomplished by adding under the src_compile function in the |
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ebuild the following line. |
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LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -static-libgcc" |
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I have tested this on my system and the result at first glance seems |
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acceptable. |
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Note it is unacceptable to simply use the configure option for a static |
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executable offered by the configure script as this will cause the |
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portage build to hang. |
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Later, |
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Chris. |
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