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From: Willie M <matthews.willie80@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Can't figure out gcc-4.9 blocker
Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 20:28:36
Message-Id: 9a3fa3b1-7f04-9c96-43fa-7581af182f2d@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: Can't figure out gcc-4.9 blocker by Grant Edwards
1 On 05/13/2016 01:25 PM, Grant Edwards wrote:
2 > AFAICT, you are suddenly not allowed to have gcc 4.9 installed
3 > alongside any older versions -- even though they're supposedly in
4 > slots.
5 >
6 > This is odd, because my system has had 4.9.whatever along with 3-4
7 > older versions for some time and been perfectly happy.
8 >
9 > So, I uninstalled gcc 4.9 and all older versions except 4.6.
10 >
11 > I then removed 4.6 from the world file (but left it installed).
12 >
13 > emerge is now happy and willing to upgrade gcc from 4.6 to 4.9 -- but
14 > it can't: now the build of 4.9.3 is failing. It appears I can no
15 > longer build _anything_.
16 >
17 > My system seems to be well and truly borked.
18 >
19
20 That is what the multislot start was telling you with the minus sign in
21 front of it. That is what changed.
22
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24
25 Willie Matthews
26 matthews.willie80@×××××.com
27 (702) 659-9966

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