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For some funny (yet unknown) reason, the COUNTER files in /var/db/pkg on one of my boxes were messed up. This resulted in Portage wanted to |
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uninstall package versions that just have been installed, or generally versions that are newer than others. |
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To fix this, I've written a little script which you can find at http://cvs.gentoo.org/~blizzy/fix-db.pl |
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It simply recalculates all COUNTERs from other existing /var/db/pkg info (ie. CONTENTS). |
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WARNING: Make sure to backup your /var/db/pkg/* first! |
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You don't need to backup /var/cache/edb/counter (which it also recreates), it can be deleted safely. |
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(Someone please forward this message to gentoo-user. Thanks.) |
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Maik Schreiber, Gentoo Linux Developer * http://www.gentoo.org |
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mailto:blizzy@g.o |
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GPG public key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x1F11D713 |
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Key fingerprint: CF19 AFCE 6E3D 5443 9599 18B5 5640 1F11 D713 |
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