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On Monday 26 January 2009 12:01:57 Richard Marzan wrote: |
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> I remember having a similar issue. Try blocking all gcc versions prior to |
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> 4.0. As for uninstalling the current 3.x version -- I don't know how you |
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> would remove it since you need the ebuild script that initially installed |
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> the current 3.x on your system to remove it safely. |
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ebuilds for installed packages are stored in /var/db/pkg to solve this very |
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problem. |
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It's very common to have to unmerge something that is not in the tree anymore. |
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Plus, it's the only way to guarantee that the ebuild used to uninstall |
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something is the same ebuild that installed it. ebuilds in the tree can be, |
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and are, changed without version bumps |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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