Re: [gentoo-user] !!!!

[Meik Frischke]

2015-08-18 22:40 GMT+02:00 Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>:

> Alan Grimes wrote:
> > Like a stupid dumbfuck, I tried to update my machine today....
> >
> > tortoise ~ # revdep-rebuild
> > /bin/bash: error while loading shared libraries: libtinfo.so.5: cannot
> > open shared object file: No such file or directory
> > tortoise ~ # ufed
> > sh: error while loading shared libraries: libtinfo.so.5: cannot open
> > shared object file: No such file or directory
> > sh: error while loading shared libraries: libtinfo.so.5: cannot open
> > shared object file: No such file or directory
> > sh: error while loading shared libraries: libtinfo.so.5: cannot open
> > shared object file: No such file or directory
> > sh: error while loading shared libraries: libtinfo.so.5: cannot open
> > shared object file: No such file or directory
> > sh: error while loading shared libraries: libtinfo.so.5: cannot open
> > shared object file: No such file or directory
> > sh: error while loading shared libraries: libtinfo.so.5: cannot open
> > shared object file: No such file or directory
> >
> > Couldn't determine EPREFIX and PORTDIR from Portage
> > INIT failed--call queue aborted.
> > tortoise ~ #
> >
> > !!!!
> >
> > GOOD JOB, PENGUINS!!!
> > I won't even be able to reboot my machine!!!
> >
> > A+ configuration management....
> >
> >
>
>
> Did you update ncurses by any chance?  According to a look up, that file
> belongs to that package.  I might also add, I don't have that file here
> at all.  Sort of odd that I don't have it but portage works fine here.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>
>
Seems like ncurses was recompiled without the "tinfo" use flag. You could
try booting up a rescue system and unpack a precompiled bash package from
another (trusted) system to get your machine working again and continue
from there.