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Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> On Saturday 23 May 2009 13:52:13 Arttu V. wrote: |
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>> Note how binutils still is within the system set and gets the extra |
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>> warning, while python doesn't get the special system set warning with |
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>> the three exclamation marks? I.e., python *is no longer* in the system |
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>> set, probably removed by the very change I gave a link for in previous |
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>> email. |
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>> |
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>> AFAIK (haven't checked in portage code), buildsyspkg and such only |
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>> work with the packages explicitly mentioned in the system set, so |
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>> binutils is in, python is (nowadays) out -- and that probably explains |
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>> also what is happening on your smoker. :) |
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>> Anyone finding flaws in my theories or facts or observations that |
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>> outright nullify them? :) |
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>> |
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> No, I think you are right, and I think somebody cocked up badly. |
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> Examining the current profiles shows that portage and python were removed from |
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> base, and python was included back in releases/2008.0/packages (amongst |
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> others): |
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> profiles # grep -r 'sys-apps/portage' * | grep packages: |
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> base/packages:#*>=sys-apps/portage-2.0.51.22 |
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> default-linux/amd64/2007.0/packages:>=sys-apps/portage-2.1.2 |
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> releases/2008.0/packages:>=sys-apps/portage-2.1.4.4 |
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> selinux/packages:>=sys-apps/portage-2.0.49-r15 |
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> selinux/2007.0/packages:>=sys-apps/portage-2.1.2 |
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> profiles # grep -r 'dev-lang/python' * | grep packages: |
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> base/packages:#*dev-lang/python |
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> I haven't followed this entire thread, so correct me if I'm wrong, but a |
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> reasonable explanation might be: |
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> A Gentoo system needs a package manager, but it's doesn't have to be portage. |
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> Solution: remove the hardcoded portage and python from base, include them |
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> elsewhere and created new profiles for paludis and pkg-merge users. |
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> Except, python got omitted and there's no paludis (yet) |
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> If so, this is a bug and should be reported |
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You or the OP care to report it? If you need info from me, just let me |
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know the commands. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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