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From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ncurses; I think I wrecked my fresh install
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2020 21:55:49
Message-Id: abbb0bc8-376f-0334-f9a2-449b27eb7c91@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] ncurses; I think I wrecked my fresh install by Walter Dnes
1 Walter Dnes wrote:
2 > The previous couple of attempts, the install on my XPS 8940 died on
3 > rebuilding ncurses when I copied over my full USE string from my current
4 > desktop and updated world. This time around, I did it in pieces. I
5 > added some variables, and emerged update, rinse-lather-repeat.. This
6 > time the problem happened when I added...
7 >
8 > "-pch -roaming -sendmail -spell -tcpd -udev -udisks -unicode -upower -xinerama"
9 >
10 > to the USE string. The ncurses build died, followed immediately by
11 > bash.
12 >
13 > Grub doesn't seem to work properly, i.e networking and other bootup
14 > stuff did not take effect. I booted from the install USB, and set up
15 > ssh. When I reach the chroot part, I get...
16 >
17 > livecd /mnt/gentoo # mount --types proc /proc /mnt/gentoo/proc
18 > livecd /mnt/gentoo # mount --rbind /sys /mnt/gentoo/sys
19 > livecd /mnt/gentoo # mount --make-rslave /mnt/gentoo/sys
20 > livecd /mnt/gentoo # mount --rbind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev
21 > livecd /mnt/gentoo # mount --make-rslave /mnt/gentoo/dev
22 > livecd /mnt/gentoo # chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
23 > /bin/bash: error while loading shared libraries: libtinfow.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
24 >
25 > Here's my USE string, which works fine on two other machines...
26 >
27 > USE="X apng ffmpeg introspection jpeg opengl openmp png szip truetype x264 x265 xorg threads vala -acl -arp -arping -berkdb -bindist -bles -caps -chatzilla -cracklib -crypt -elogind -filecaps -gallium -gdbm -gmp-autoupdate -graphite -gstreamer -iconv -ipc -iptables -ipv6 -jemalloc3 -libav -libglvnd -llvm -manpager -nls -pam -pch -roaming -sendmail -spell -tcpd -udev -udisks -unicode -upower -xinerama"
28 >
29 > Any ideas? I have 2 other computers where it works just fine. On the
30 > new machine it dies. A re-install is one thing. I just want to make
31 > sure it doesn't die again on me. On my other machines I tried...
32 >
33 > equery b libtinfow.so.6
34 >
35 > ...and also...
36 >
37 > find / -name libtinfow*
38 >
39 > Zip/zilch/nada. This appears to be something unique on the new
40 > install. Is this a clue?
41 >
42
43
44 This is what I get here:
45
46
47 root@fireball / # equery b libtinfow.so.6
48  * Searching for libtinfow.so.6 ...
49 sys-libs/ncurses-6.2-r1 (/lib64/libtinfow.so.6 -> libtinfow.so.6.2)
50 sys-libs/ncurses-6.2-r1 (/usr/lib/libtinfow.so.6 -> libtinfow.so.6.2)
51 root@fireball / # emerge -p sys-libs/ncurses
52
53 [ebuild   R    ] sys-libs/ncurses-6.2-r1:0/6::gentoo  USE="gpm
54 (split-usr) threads (tinfo) unicode -ada -cxx -debug -doc -minimal
55 -profile -static-libs -test -trace" ABI_X86="32 (64) (-x32)"
56
57
58
59 Does that info help any? 
60
61 Dale
62
63 :-)  :-)