Re: [gentoo-user] /var/db gone: possible opportunity to switch profile

[Francisco Ares]

On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 5:09 PM, Francisco Ares <frares@×××××.com> wrote:

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> On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Michael Schreckenbauer <grimlog@×××.de>wrote:
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>> Hi,
>>
>> On Saturday, 10. September 2011 16:41:39 Francisco Ares wrote:
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > I have managed to delete /var/db. I know this was a very stupid thing to
>> be
>> > done, but now it is done and /var/db is gone for good.
>>
>> *bummer*
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> tell me...
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>> > Well, that is a good opportunity to have everything built again, time to
>> try
>> > new CFLAGS, and so on.
>> >
>> > But there is a circular dependency that I do not know how to get rid of:
>> > "glibc" and "gcc" depend on each other. They are both here, but portage
>> does
>> > not know that.
>> > How am I supposed to go on?
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>> emerging the one or the other with --nodeps could solve this.
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>> > By the way, I have a Pentium Core 2 Quad and I am using a "x86" profile.
>> How
>> > would I switch to a "amd64" ? As far as I know, my processor is capable
>> of
>> > this.
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>> Afaik it's not possible to "upgrade" a running 32bit system to a 64bit
>> one.
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> I was already considering a fresh install. Now it seems more tempting.
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>> > Thanks
>> > Francisco
>>
>> Hth,
>> Michael
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>>
> Thanks!!
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>
Well, --nodeps did no work, as portage claims that it is incompatible with
--emptytree , that it is forcing as there is no more /var/db

I have also tried to include my gcc in /etc/package-provided , but still it
did not work

Thanks
Francisco