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>> Ok, looks as though it's time for a manually-installed version of |
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>> python to upgrade portage, then a portage-installed python:2.6 to |
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>> bootstrap your way towards modernity. |
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>> This is all explained here: |
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>> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/portage/doc/manually-fixing-portage.xml |
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>> This may also help |
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>> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-5578709.html |
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> That last one mentioned --nodeps which gave me an idea. I did 'emerge |
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> -pv python' then emerged all of the packages listed with --nodeps so |
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> portage wouldn't complain. Portage wouldn't work after that until I |
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> switched back to python:2.5 with eselect. Then I emerged portage to |
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> the latest version (which switched back to python:2.6) and I'm hoping |
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> I can make some good progress before I come crying back to you guys |
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> again. |
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> - Grant |
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I just did a 'ls -ltr /var/log/portage' and this thing hasn't been |
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updated in over 3 years. Wow. |
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- Grant |
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