Re: [gentoo-user] Recompile system but omit package?

[Johannes Kimmel]

Tanstaafl wrote:
> On 2010-04-17 6:29 PM, Tanstaafl wrote:
>> On 2010-04-17 6:06 PM, Vincent Launchbury wrote:
>>> On 04/17/10 17:09, Tanstaafl wrote:
>>>> On 2010-04-17 4:59 PM, Tanstaafl wrote:
>>>>> emerge system -gcc (where '-gcc' serves to tell portage to compile
>>>>> everything *but* gcc)?
>>>> Of course I meant:
>>>>
>>>> emerge -e system -gcc
>>> You could try temporarily masking it:
>>> #echo sys-devel/gcc >> /etc/portage/package.mask
>>>
>>> Then updating:
>>> #emerge -e system
>>>
>>> Then removing the mask:
>>> #sed -i '$d' /etc/portage/package.mask
>>>
>>> I don't know of any emerge flag that does this in one step.
>> Hmmm, good idea, thanks Vincent...
>
> Crap, doesn't look like this will work...
>
> After masking gcc (and glibc - same argument there), I get:
>
> emerge -pev world
>
> <snip>
>
> Total: 351 packages (351 reinstalls), Size of downloads: 5 kB
> Portage tree and overlays:
>  [0] /usr/portage
>  [?] indicates that the source repository could not be determined
>
> !!! The following installed packages are masked:
> - sys-devel/gcc-4.1.2 (masked by: package.mask)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.10.1-r1 (masked by: package.mask)
> - sys-devel/gcc-4.3.4 (masked by: package.mask)
> For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge
> man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
>
>
> !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "sys-devel/gcc:4.1" have been masked.
> !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your
> request:
> - sys-devel/gcc-4.1.2 (masked by: package.mask)
>
>
> For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge
> man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
>
>
> !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "sys-devel/gcc" have been masked.
> !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your
> request:
> - sys-devel/gcc-4.4.3 (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> - sys-devel/gcc-4.4.2 (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> - sys-devel/gcc-4.4.1 (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> - sys-devel/gcc-4.3.4 (masked by: package.mask)
> - sys-devel/gcc-4.3.3-r2 (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> - sys-devel/gcc-4.3.2-r4 (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> - sys-devel/gcc-4.3.2-r3 (masked by: package.mask)
> - sys-devel/gcc-4.2.4-r1 (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> - sys-devel/gcc-4.1.2 (masked by: package.mask)
> - sys-devel/gcc-4.0.4 (masked by: package.mask, missing keyword)
> - sys-devel/gcc-3.4.6-r2 (masked by: package.mask)
> - sys-devel/gcc-3.3.6-r1 (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> - sys-devel/gcc-3.2.3-r4 (masked by: package.mask, missing keyword)
> - sys-devel/gcc-3.2.2 (masked by: package.mask, missing keyword)
> - sys-devel/gcc-3.1.1-r2 (masked by: package.mask, missing keyword)
> - sys-devel/gcc-2.95.3-r10 (masked by: package.mask, missing keyword)
> - sys-devel/gcc-2.95.3-r9 (masked by: package.mask, missing keyword)
>
>
> For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge
> man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
>
>
> !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "sys-libs/glibc" have been masked.
> !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your
> request:
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.11-r1 (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.11 (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.10.1-r1 (masked by: package.mask)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.10.1 (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.9_p20081201-r3 (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.9_p20081201-r2 (masked by: package.mask)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.8_p20080602-r1 (masked by: package.mask)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.7-r2 (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.6.1 (masked by: package.mask)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.5.1 (masked by: package.mask, missing keyword)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.5-r4 (masked by: package.mask)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.2.5-r10 (masked by: profile, package.mask, missing
> keyword)
>
>
> For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge
> man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
>
>
> !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "virtual/libc" have been masked.
> !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your
> request:
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.11-r1 (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.11 (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.10.1-r1 (masked by: package.mask)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.10.1 (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.9_p20081201-r3 (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.9_p20081201-r2 (masked by: package.mask)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.8_p20080602-r1 (masked by: package.mask)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.7-r2 (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.6.1 (masked by: package.mask)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.5.1 (masked by: package.mask, missing keyword)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.5-r4 (masked by: package.mask)
> - sys-libs/glibc-2.2.5-r10 (masked by: profile, package.mask, missing
> keyword)
>
>
> For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge
> man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
>
> myhost : Sun Apr 18, 10:56:51 : ~
> #
>
> Any other ideas?
>

well... you could use --keep-going and kill something when gcc compiles.
not very nice, but will work without breaking anything.