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Yanestra <wysiwyg@×××××××.de> wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> just one question: I had a working system yesterday afternoon, but |
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> after the latest eix-sync my mask settings get ignored and the whole |
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> system is about to be updated. |
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> I have read the news message, and I am baffled. What can I do to keep |
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> my working system as it is? |
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I'm using grub so I had to add these two lines to packages.use |
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sys-libs/ncurses abi_x86_32 |
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sys-libs/gpm abi_x86_32 |
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and after that doing the following commands: |
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emerge -av -C 'app-emulation/emul-linux-x86*' |
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emerge @preserved-rebuild |
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That was all I had to do and it worked for me without problems. |
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If you have installed more packages depending on 32bit support you |
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probably need more entries in packages.use (emerge should tell you what |
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packages that are). |
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The news item said: |
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"In most of the cases, Portage will be able to deliver correct |
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suggestions for that when using the --autounmask feature. However, some |
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users may prefer setting ABI_X86 globally to enable 32-bit libraries |
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in all packages that support building them. This can be done using |
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the following package.use entry: |
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*/* abi_x86_32 |
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" |
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However I hadn't tested this as I have no need for it. |
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I think the best insurance against a broken system is a complete |
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backup. I'm doing this every week anyway but always before a |
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potential risky update procedure. |
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-- |
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Regards |
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wabe |
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