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Alan Grimes <ALONZOTG <at> verizon.net> writes: |
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> My effort to update my syestem continues unabated. =\ |
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I've had a few F'ers in my years of gentoo.... |
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> One problem is that every time revdep-rebuild is run, it always rebuilds |
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> all of libreoffice, an 8-hour build. WTF, seriously, WTF? |
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No one tool or one single approach is fool_proof with gentoo. |
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> I made the mistake of syncing portage again and was thrown back into |
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> useflag hell: |
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OK, not syncing may be the best option, but not if you've getting some |
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corrupt packages. (checksums?) |
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> I tried to fix it by setting wayland, gles2 and egl to default because |
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> they were breaking other packages. |
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OK, since you are the "major surgery point" here is what I suggest. |
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Copy your /var/lib/portage/world file someplace for safe keeping. |
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Eliminate all packages that cause you any problems, unless they are critical |
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@system packages or fundamental to your desktop. If they bark, emerge -C |
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those complainers, until you can get a stable system. If you have other |
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gentoo systems, distcc can be your friend. If not, then it takes longer. |
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> I don't even know how to read the current error message: |
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use 'elogv' to see the error messages in addition to the log files. You do |
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have make.conf configured to save log files, right? |
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Also the 'q' applets, a collection of c admin code with vapier's paw_prints |
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all over them, are excellent and more commonly know as portage-utils :: |
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make sure you have them install and have tried out the ones that are |
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useful for diagnosing your issues. (q --help) for a quick reference. |
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So, by drastically pruning the system, WE can focus on those error messages, |
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on your critical system needs. Once that is stable, then add back the |
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complaining packages, one at a time, perhaps overnight on a long update. |
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This is the semantics I use to fix severely borked systems. You run gentoo |
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long enough, and experiment you are going to bork a few systems. It's kind |
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of a 'badge of honor' with gentoo, so relax and enjoy the ride. Perhaps a |
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tasty beverage, pleasing to your palette would allow you to calm down a bit? |
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