Re: [gentoo-user] Resurrecting a Gentoo install

[Grant]

> Ok, looks as though it's time for a manually-installed version of
> python to upgrade portage, then a portage-installed python:2.6 to
> bootstrap your way towards modernity.
>
> This is all explained here:
> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/portage/doc/manually-fixing-portage.xml
>
> This may also help
> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-5578709.html

That last one mentioned --nodeps which gave me an idea.  I did 'emerge
-pv python' then emerged all of the packages listed with --nodeps so
portage wouldn't complain.  Portage wouldn't work after that until I
switched back to python:2.5 with eselect.  Then I emerged portage to
the latest version (which switched back to python:2.6) and I'm hoping
I can make some good progress before I come crying back to you guys
again.

- Grant