Re: [gentoo-user] What's broken with portage now? [FIXED]

[Mick]

On 25/04/06, lordsauronthegreat@×××××.com <lordsauronthegreat@×××××.com> wrote:
> On Monday 24 April 2006 05:01 am, Mick wrote:
> > On 23/04/06, Glenn Enright <elinar@×××××××.nz> wrote:
> > > Before you do that try emerge metadata or emerge sync
> >
> > Thanks guys.  Emerge metadata creates multiple errors (here's an extract):
> > =========================
> > Failed cache update: dev-libs/gmime-2.1.14-r1 "Corruption detected
> > when reading key 'gmime-2.1.14-r1': dictionary update sequence element
> > #0 has length 1; 2 is required"
> >
> > Failed cache update: dev-libs/gmime-2.1.9-r3 "Corruption detected when
> > reading key 'gmime-2.1.9-r3': dictionary update sequence element #0
> > has length 1; 2 is required"
> > =========================
> >
> > What now?  Shall I delete /var/cache/edb/dep/usr/portage, or some
> > other file/directory too?
>
> Because I said I think it might (major emphasis on might) help is no reason to
> start deleting things.  DO NOT delete anything without knowing what you're
> doing.  I just said I thought it might force a rebuild-from-scratch of the
> cache, however, I have really no idea.  If I built the software, that's
> what'd happen, but I didn't so that's where it is.  I said it mainly in hopes
> that it might help someone more knowledgeable come to a real solution.
>
> If you still want to delete it, just let me ask you one thing: is this a toy,
> or a critical machine?  Is this your linux box that works as a learning
> environment, or is this thing really part of a system that needs to be on?
> If it's just your playground, back everything important (of YOUR data, not OS
> settings and crap like that) to another computer and delete to your hearts
> content.  You will most likely learn something.  If you're like me, and
> really depend on the system, don't try such a step.

I thought of writing this for posterity.  The corruption was probably
caused because of a couple of forced reboots, when I was trying to
send this laptop to sleep and could not bring the screen back to life
- what? no backups? tut, tut!

I downloaded a fresh portage snapshot and replaced my corrupted
portage directory.  Before I did that I first moved and then restored
my /usr/portage/distfiles to save bandwidth.

Everything now works as it should.  Thanks for all the replies.
--
Regards,
Mick

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