Re: [gentoo-user] why can't I emerge portage-2.3.67?

[Peter Humphrey]

Please don't top-post in this group.

On Sunday, 27 October 2019 16:44:28 GMT n952162 wrote:
> On 10/27/19 15:40, Peter Humphrey wrote:
> > On Sunday, 27 October 2019 16:03:45 GMT n952162 wrote:
> >> On 10/27/19 14:21, Peter Humphrey wrote:
> >>> What does eix tell you after 'emerge --sync && eix-update'?
> >>>
> >>    * To update portage, run 'emerge --oneshot portage' now.
> >
> > No, that's not from eix; it's from portage.
> >
> > Now that you've updated eix, what does 'eix -e portage' tell you?
>
> $ eix -e portage
> [?] sys-apps/portage
>       Available versions:  *2.3.6 *2.3.8 ~*2.3.13 *2.3.13-r1 ~*2.3.14
> ~*2.3.16 *2.3.19-r1 ~*2.3.20 **9999 {build doc epydoc +ipc
> +native-extensions python_targets_pypy python_targets_python2_7
> python_targets_python3_4 python_targets_python3_5
> python_targets_python3_6 selinux xattr}
>       Installed versions:  2.3.13-r1(00:36:49 01/08/18)(ipc
> native-extensions python_targets_python2_7 python_targets_python3_5
> xattr -build -doc -epydoc -python_targets_pypy -python_targets_python3_4
> -python_targets_python3_6 -selinux)
>       Homepage: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Portage
>       Description:         Portage is the package management and
> distribution system for Gentoo

That tells me you haven't updated portage since 01/08/18. No wonder you have 
problems. Is it true? If so, you have a big job on your hands, and it may be 
quicker and easier just to wipe and reinstall.

But, assuming you really have run eix-update today, eix should be showing 
this:

Available versions:  2.3.66-r1 2.3.69{tbz2} [m]2.3.76 ~2.3.77-r1 ~2.3.78-r1 
**9999*l {build doc epydoc gentoo-dev +ipc +native-extensions +rsync-verify 
selinux xattr KERNEL="linux" PYTHON_TARGETS="pypy python2_7 python3_5 
python3_6 python3_7"}

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Regards,
Peter.