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On Wed, 27 May 2009 01:32:13 -0700 (PDT) |
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Jon Hardcastle <jd_hardcastle@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I'd hope that if anyone else comes a cropper by this then at least this conv will help them! But I was EXPECTING portage to not let me do something that would stop the 'solution' (and that is what it is whether at the portage or the gentoo level) working. |
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I hope you solve everything. Anyway there is something you should have |
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learned: think before acting, and do not rely on safeguards. They were |
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meant to diminish the damage if you get into problems, not to be counted |
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on as if they were normal functionality. |
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In terms of computer usage, do never perform a task without reading |
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documentation and understanding what you are doing. |
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You should have realized that Python is a core component of the system |
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and that one needs great care when messing with core components. |
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And specifically, it is *not* safe to remove a component "just for a |
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small time" (this is not the first time I've seen this). For a normal |
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component you have to, at least, ensure the component is not currently |
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in use and will not be needed during the period it will be absent. |
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For a core component you should be far more careful. And normally |
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you don't have to mess with it at all. |
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And after your first mistake you continued to make others. |
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The instructions in that blog were not quite good. After a little |
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time searching the forums I found the tinderbox solution - which |
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is far simpler and cleaner. Also, the person recommending the solution |
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has some credibility (being a site administrator for the Gentoo forums) |
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and, the solution being simpler, it is easier for you to *understand* them |
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and act with confidence (and I personally would take at the very lest |
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one extra care - verify if the USE flags and CFLAGS the binary package |
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was built with were compatible with my system). |
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You appear to have executed commands you didn't understand - based on |
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some blog. |
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Anyway, how is the system now? Is portage working? What about the |
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manual Python installations, are they still in the system? |
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I don't know if it is healthy to have these remains around |
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(and if you want to clean them, be careful). |
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By the way, can you write with more clarity? I don't understand you |
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completely - perhaps because I am a non-native English speaker. |
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Regards, |
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Jorge |