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From: Adrian <linuxgn2@××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Bonehead mistake
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 04:17:06
Message-Id: 20060901220119.670a0695@gentoo-01
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Bonehead mistake by Colleen Beamer
1 *haha* Yea, that was bad.
2
3 I upgraded gcc on one of my boxes and even without removing the old one
4 I have still never gotten it to work. I'm gonna have to start all over
5 one day when I'm bored.
6
7 Anyhow, check the gentoo wiki. There is a section there especially for
8 people who remove gcc.
9
10 HTH
11 Adrian
12
13
14 On Fri, 1 Sep 2006 23:27:44 -0400
15 "Colleen Beamer" <colleen.beamer@×××××.com> wrote the words:
16
17 > Hi,
18 >
19 > After you guys get finished ROTFL, I hope someone can help me out.
20 >
21 > I did a real "bonehead" thing. I *hate* slotted packages. What can
22 > I say, I'm a "neat freak". Normally, with the exception of
23 > genkernel, if a package is going to install into a new slot, I remove
24 > the original and install fresh. That's what I did tonight after
25 > syncing, but it was stupid.
26 >
27 > After syncing, I was told that there was a new version of gcc and
28 > that it would be installed into a new slot. Yes, I know that gcc is
29 > a compiler and that, without a compiler, things just don't want to
30 > compile. However, I removed it anyway and even ignored the error
31 > message that it was part of my profile and could damage my system.
32 >
33 > So, what's done is done. Is there a way to fix things without having
34 > to reinstall my whole system?
35 >
36 > Thanks in advance for your help and I hope I've given you the best
37 > laugh you've had for a while! :-)
38 >
39 > Colleen
40
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Re: [gentoo-user] Bonehead mistake Philip Webb <purslow@×××××××××.ca>