Emerge no longer works

partyk1d24 · n00b Joined: 10 May 2008 Posts: 10

So after doing a sync it suggested I emerge portage so I did but it was complaining about a blocked package so per http://gentoo-wiki.com/FAQ_Blocked_Package post I found I ran

emerge --buildpkgonly --nodeps bash && emerge -C portage && emerge --usepkgonly bash

The update fails and now everytime I run emerge it says...

-bash: /usr/bin/emerge: No such file or diectory

What do I do?
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yabbadabbadont · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:30 am Post subject:

Start over. Do not ever remove portage....

Since portage is the package manager, removing it "emerge -C portage", means that you no longer have a package manger....

There are various ways to try to fix it, but your best bet, if you have only recently installed your system, is to simply reinstall.

BitJam · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:31 am Post subject:

If you don't want to start over, you can use the recovery instructions found here.