Missing libraries

gcyoung · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 3:20 pm Post subject: Missing libraries

I have a ryzen processor so I have the "experimental" flag set for my gentoo-sources kernel, which is 4.16.11-gentoo. I compiled this about mid-march of this year and it has run successfully since then. I updated the system (emerge -uDN world) yesterday, June 9th, and proceeded to recompile the kernel, because I wished to make some minor modifications.

It would not compile, and complained that there was no "/usr/include/bits/sigset.h" library. I found this elsewhere and inserted a copy of it and the compiler then looked for xlocale.h which was not available.

I then deleted the "experimental" flag, which gave me a more secure 4.16.11 kernel source, but the problem repeated on that.

I note that my last update included a revised glibc which may have some relevance.

I am posting this before reporting a bug, to see whether this is simply a fault on my computer, or is affecting others. I'd be grateful to learn if anyone else is experiencing this problem.

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 4:39 pm Post subject:

gcyoung,

On my and64 box, I don't have those files either.

Tony0945 · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 5:19 pm Post subject: Re: Missing libraries

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 5:26 pm Post subject:

Tony0945,

Well caught!
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gcyoung · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:12 am Post subject: missing libraries

'pv' was a force of habit! Yes I did execute [emerge -uDN world]. Useful comments please. Don't nit-pick.
No, I didn't do "make clean" before recompiling. I have assumed that this will remove all my previous settings which have been developed over a number of years? Anyway, I'll give it a try. ( But save the old configuratation)

gcyoung · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:27 am Post subject: missing files

Thanks NeddySeagoon! [make clean] did the trick. Seems so obvious now!

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gcyoung · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:26 am Post subject: Missing libraries

I apologise. It was a mistake on my part, and although you must have thought me pretty daft to think I had updated the system after seeing the result of those parameters, there are plenty of daft people in the world.

At least I have now learned that 'make clean' does not wipe my configuration, and I shall do it now every time I update a kernel!