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as some may have noticed, a lot of packages have suddenly started aborting |
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with messages such as: |
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* Patching ${S}/ltmain.sh ... |
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* Portage patch failed to apply (ltmain.sh version 1.3.4)! |
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!!! ERROR: category/package failed. |
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!!! Function elibtoolize, Line 240, Exitcode 0 |
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!!! Portage patch failed to apply! |
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( http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92377 ) |
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( http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92426 ) |
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now, before you cry fowl [1] and start blaming base-system (keepers of |
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libtool.eclass) for all your troubles, take a minute to ask yourself "do i |
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actually know wtf elibtoolize does ? or did i just add it because everyone |
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else was doing it and i'm merely a tool in the toolbox of life ?" |
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the best way to verify whether your package should join in the lemming flow is |
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like this: |
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# sed -i -e '/die.*Portage/d' /usr/portage/eclass/libtool.eclass |
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# emerge <your package> |
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review the output. does libtool show *any* patches being applied |
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successfully ? *did* you remember to turn off your oven last nite ? |
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so if the emerge of your package displayed this: |
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* Patching ${S}/ltmain.sh ... |
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* Portage patch failed to apply (ltmain.sh version 1.3.5)! |
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* Could not apply relink.patch! |
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* Applying uClibc/libtool patches ... |
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* Fixing ${S}/ltconfig ... [ ok ] |
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then chances are *very* good you shouldnt be using the libtool eclass |
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if you have any questions, or you think your package is special (everyone |
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does), feel free to pipe up now and ask for a 2.5rd party review ... i dont |
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mind telling you you're wrong, really, it's ok ... on the flip side, maybe |
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libtool.eclass is wrongly aborting and in that case, i'd like to know so i |
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can fix base-system's broken crap |
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-mike |
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[1] http://www.timsayers.com/silly/edited/00000004.jpg |
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