portage-problem (solved)

KiN · n00b Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 18

Doing a stage 2 install and comes to emerge system works fine until it´s time to upgrade portage. The new portage wants python-2.3.3, and python wants atleast portage-2.0.49-r16 and thats newer than I have :cry:

so how do I solve this. And yes I´m pretty new at this. Thanks for any answers

Tii · l33t Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Posts: 733

Are you doing a livecd install? What tarball did you use?

KiN · n00b Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 18

yes a livecd for athlon xp. tarbal latest for athlon XP

Naaiz · n00b Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 39 Location: Calgary

I'm having the same problem, but also a few others when I ignore the "new portage" thing. It won't compile anything because of a fatal flaw in groff (which is a system package). So I can't even get by with an outdated system temporarily. It simply won't compile anything.
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KiN · n00b Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 18

know what you mean can´t compile anything now

Naaiz · n00b Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 39 Location: Calgary

I read somewhere that it's the 2004 stage distribution we got that's doing this, despite being released as 'stable'. I'm trying it with the 1.4 version, and I'll let you know if that's better in about half an hour.
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KiN · n00b Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 18

sounds good. tried again to emerge gcc, "could not run/locate gcc"

ChileVerde · n00b Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 13 Location: Chile

same problem here, 1.4 athlon XP, stage 2... wouldnt merge python, updated portege, didnt work...

any clues? Im in a real hurry for a new linux installation, so I wouldnt be able to use Gentoo (even tho I like it a lot) for the new servers if this is not fixed ASAP.

tia

KiN · n00b Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 18

no clues and a bit hard not be able to compile either. I´m installing on my workstation so can´t do anything than wait for a solution

Naaiz · n00b Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 39 Location: Calgary

I've reformatted and everything and it is now running

emerge -uD portage

At the moment it seems to be running successfully.
I'll give you an update once if finishes or in 12 minutes (I have to leave then)
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Tii · l33t Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Posts: 733

I haven't had any problems on the athlon xp tarball even though I have recently done a few installs and I'm reinstalling atm (keeping fingers crossed for no problems, though this is a stage 1 install, did stage two like two days ago). So it's not a general problem but something specific with your systems.

ChileVerde · n00b Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 13 Location: Chile

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Crimson13 · n00b Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 4

Actually i also encountered this problem, using the athlon-xp stage 2 tarballs, what's i'm doing to get around it is exactly what the error suggested, i'm updating portage.

Some things i did notice, even though i grabbed the 1.4 stage2 tarball it's still doing the emerge system from the 2004 release files, i believe that's where the problem is originating from.
i'll let you know how it goes.

KiN · n00b Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 18

Crimson13 · n00b Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 4

upgrading portage doesn't appear to have helped, now it just chokes on glibc... i'll just look for the bug report tomorrow, my day is over

KiN · n00b Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 18

Bugreport nr. 43036. Myself I´m trying some other things but don´t think it will do it.

Naaiz · n00b Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 39 Location: Calgary

Okay, even though I wanted a Gentoo, I can't install one. The emerge thing just doesn't work period. I'm going to install a mandrake box, and then when I go to try it again in a month or so hopefully they will have resolved the problems enough that I can actually install the box with some effort.
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blackstar · n00b Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Posts: 15

I too got the "Cannot locate gcc". I eventually fixed that (edit /etc/env.d/05gcc and correct the paths). Now I'm also stuck at the "portage wants python, and python wants portage" deadlock.

KiN · n00b Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 18

------- Additional Comment #1 From Jason Stubbs 2004-02-26 20:12 PST -------

Fixed in CVS.

The check was put back in place to prevent people from updating python without upgrading portage. Until we can have the check and a smooth installation, users doing the right thing will take precedence.

GrojGuy · n00b Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Portland, OR

I am having the same problem.

I followed the Install Guide exactly through a non-GRP stage2 install. I got the initial python/portage error after doing the "emerge system".

I did "emerge -u portage" and it compiled for several hours (P3-400), then crapped out with a "can't find 'gcc' error".

This is my first install of Gentoo. I was previously a RedHat user. Gentoo looks good, but problems like this on a first install while following the Install Guide EXACTLY do not bode well.

I am persistent and may stick with it until a solution is found. But others may not be so patient.

Quietus · n00b Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 3

I had the same problem... could not emerge portage because python-2.3.3 wouldn't emerge. I got around it by using:

KiN · n00b Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 18

KiN · n00b Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 18

Anyone who can help with a solution on the compile-problem?

hawmps · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 11:36 am Post subject: Also having the same issues

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=142152&highlight=python+portage is what I keep getting trying to finish my install. I'm using the stage2-pentium4-20030910.tar.bz2 tarball.

I've been grappling with this install now for 7+ hours and have a legal sheet full of "stuff" i've done to get as far as I am. I've already tackled the jdk issue, the gcc issue, the glibc issue and really, considering I'm not an idiot and have followed the docs to the tee this is rather frustrating. All I want to do now is just get this done. I've tried all the suggestions in this thread to no avail.
:cry:

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