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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] My portage is hosed (segfaults) and I dont know why...
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:39:52
Message-Id: 20080207153948.15240ee8@loonquawl.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] My portage is hosed (segfaults) and I dont know why... by Rasmus Andersen
1 On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 16:31:29 +0100, Rasmus Andersen wrote:
2
3 > How do I reestablish python
4 > and/or portage with the least pain? I have both in my PKGDIR, can I
5 > 'just' untar them on top of the existing installation?
6
7 Yes, untar then in /, ignoring the warning about invalid data at the end
8 (this is metadata added by portage). Once things are working again,
9 re-emerge them properly.
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12 --
13 Neil Bothwick
14
15 The present never ages. Each moment is like a snowflake, unique,
16 unspoiled, unrepeatable, and can be appreciated in its surprisingness.

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