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From: Michael Schreckenbauer <grimlog@×××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] New gentoo installation fails when trying to install syslog-ng
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:18:37
Message-Id: 1489550.gqNu8LRaQY@pc
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] New gentoo installation fails when trying to install syslog-ng by Trifu Catalin Florin
1 On Wednesday, 14. September 2011 09:00:02 Trifu Catalin Florin wrote:
2 > Hi
3 >
4 > the version of portage:
5 >
6 > Portage 2.1.10.11 (default/linux/x86/10.0/desktop, gcc-4.4.5,
7
8 2.1.10.11 is the latest. So no error here
9
10 > glibc-2.12.2-r0, 2.6.19-gentoo-r5 i686)
11 >
12 > USE="-emacs" emerge -av1 sys-devel/autoconf - ir doesn't work; same error
13
14 Is there space left on the device?
15 If so, does something like
16 touch /var/tmp/portage/foo.stamp
17 (as root) work?
18
19 > Nilesh, can you please be more explicite?
20 >
21 > Thank you!
22
23 Best,
24 Michael
25
26 BTW: please don't top-post if possible.
27
28 > ________________________________
29 > From: Michael Schreckenbauer <grimlog@×××.de>
30 > To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
31 > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 6:27 PM
32 > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] New gentoo installation fails when trying to
33 > install syslog-ng
34 >
35 > Hi,
36 >
37 > On Wednesday, 14. September 2011 08:01:56 Trifu Catalin Florin wrote:
38 > > Hi everyone!
39 > >
40 > > I have a big problem trying to install Gentoo. I have completed all the
41 > > steps from the manual, as I have did it so many times, and I'm stuck
42 > > trying to install syslog-ng. The machine is very old, it has an Athlon
43 > > processor and 256MB of RAM, but it worked fine with gentoo. The error
44 > > can be seen bellow:
45 > > <snip>
46 > > The same error I get for vixie-cron.
47 >
48 > this is sys-devel/autoconf failing, building some emacs related things.
49 > Try
50 > USE="-emacs" emerge -av1 sys-devel/autoconf
51 >
52 > If that works, add
53 > "sys-devel/autoconf -emacs"
54 > to /etc/portage/package.use
55 >
56 > > Some other things worth mentioning:
57 > > - portage didn't request for an update
58 >
59 > What version is installed?
60 >
61 > > - mirrorselect -i -o faild with error: cannot download a list of mirrors
62 > > or something similar.
63 >
64 > No idea.
65 >
66 > > I will really appreciate your help as my "server" is down for two days
67 > > now. Thank you!
68 > > Best regards!
69 >
70 > Regards,
71 > Michael

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Re: [gentoo-user] New gentoo installation fails when trying to install syslog-ng Trifu Catalin Florin <sviatovigt@×××××.com>