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From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Resurrecting a Gentoo install
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:11:59
Message-Id: CAN0CFw11Wcn8+Z__TiYP7B-V_Cy71eik5jgPJ2HC-u4oUx_VeA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Resurrecting a Gentoo install by Neil Bothwick
1 >> "If your currently installed version of python reported by python -V
2 >> is less than 2.6 then you must choose a version of portage that is
3 >> compatible with it. If you have at least python 2.6 then use
4 >> portage-2.1.10.41.tar.bz2. If you have python 2.4 or 2.5 then use
5 >> portage-2.1.6.tar.bz2."
6 >>
7 >> I get:
8 >>
9 >> # python -V
10 >> Python 2.5.2
11 >>
12 >> and I'm already on portage-2.1.6.13 which is non-functional since it
13 >> doesn't have high enough EAPI support for current ebuilds.
14 >>
15 >> I think I'm stuck between a python and portage upgrade.  I can't
16 >> update python with my current portage and I can't update portage with
17 >> my current python.
18 >
19 > The blockages you posted relate to Python 2.7 and the latest portage.
20 > What happens if you install python:2.6, either through portage or a
21 > tarball.
22 >
23 > Try emerge -1a python:2.6
24
25 I get:
26
27 # emerge -1a python:2.6
28 [snip]
29 [ebuild NS ] dev-lang/python-2.6.7-r2 [2.5.2-r7] USE="gdbm ncurses
30 readline ssl threads (wide-unicode) xml -berkdb -build -doc -examples
31 -ipv6 -sqlite -tk -wininst"
32 [blocks B ] >=dev-lang/python-2.6.6:2.6
33 (">=dev-lang/python-2.6.6:2.6" is blocking sys-apps/portage-2.1.6.13)
34 [blocks B ] <sys-apps/portage-2.1.9 ("<sys-apps/portage-2.1.9" is
35 blocking dev-lang/python-2.6.7-r2)
36
37 * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
38 * installed at the same time on the same system.
39
40 ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-lang/python-2.6.7-r2', 'merge') pulled in by
41 python:2.6
42
43 - Grant

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Re: [gentoo-user] Resurrecting a Gentoo install James Broadhead <jamesbroadhead@×××××.com>