Re: [gentoo-user] Strange q-reinit

[Neil Bothwick]

On Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:36:06 +0000, Peter Humphrey wrote:

> > The syntax of some of the q apps changed recently, which is probably
> > why it is complaining now.
>
> I don't think it's a matter of syntax; I couldn't find anything
> resembling --reinitialize in any likely man page, including man q.

That's a syntax change, it's no longer an option ;-)

% cat /var/portage/app-portage/portage-utils/files/q-reinitialize
#!/bin/sh
[ -x /usr/bin/q ] && /usr/bin/q -r ${PORTAGE_QUIET:+-q}
:

So the file in in the portage tree, dated Aug 2015, but it's no longer
used, and running it gives the same error as you got.

That still leaves the question of why an obsolete script was installed
recently on your system.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

A closed mouth gathers no foot.