Re: [gentoo-user] emerge @ world -> @preserved-rebuild -> @preserved-rebuild -> what next?

[Mark Knecht]

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 6:58 AM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote:
> On Thursday 12 November 2009 16:43:15 Mark Knecht wrote:
>> So on one machine yesterday I did emerge -DuN @world which then
>> suggested the need for emerge @preserved-rebuild which I did over
>> night. This morning it was finished but suggested the need for a
>> second emerge @preserved-rebuild. As I don't need the machine right
>> now I kicked it off and will check it again later but I'm wondering
>> why in the world it needs to do this twice, compiling 52 packages the
>> first time and 50 packages the second time where most of the packages
>> in the first list were in the second list?
>>
>> Is this setting up for an endless loop?
>>
>> Most of the packages were part of Gnome or XFCE4.
>
> I've been answering this question a lot lately :-)
>
> Almost invariably it's an automagic dependency where the offending package is
> not in DEPEND. If you have been through the cycle at least once, it is safe to
> delete /var/lib/portage/preserved_libs_registry and continue on your way.
>
> A later revdep-rebuild will sort out any (highly unlikely) remaining issues
>
> --
> alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

Thanks Alan. I always tend to do a revdep-rebuild -i anyway. Not sure
if it's required but old habits die hard.

Cheers,
Mark