Error C++ preprocessor /lib/cpp fails sanity check

SPAHZ · n00b Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 5

Howdy -- I've searched the message boards, but can't seem to find an answer. I keep getting this error message when performing a stage 1 install of Gentoo... just after typing (to update my Portage):

shell> emerge -u portage

I get the following error:

configure: error C++ preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check

!!! ERROR: sys-libs/ncurses-5.3-r1 failed.
!!! Function econf, Line 320, Exitcode 1
!!! econf failed

Can anyone help put a n00b desperately trying to learn this in the right direction?

TIA,

SPAHZ

stronginthearm · n00b Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 10

Did you try 'emerge system' first before updating portage? . I think that the 'emerge portage' command only works if you have done 'emerge system first'. Even if the computer tells you that you should update portage first. If all goes correctly, emerging system will also emerge the latest version of portage.

SPAHZ · n00b Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 5

That seems to cause a "chicken before the egg" problem because "EMERGE SYNC" isn't supposed to be done until Stage 2 (after the bootstrap process).

Is it okay to run EMERGE SYNC before I've run the bootstrap process?

TIA

stronginthearm · n00b Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 10

Actually, i have no idea if you could do that, i'v just started using gentoo myself and i only replied because i had the same problem, the one difference being that i started from a stage-2 install and that you'v started from a stage 1 install. So, i'm sorry, but you'll have to ask someone who did a stage 1 install from scratch

SPAHZ · n00b Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 5

Okay, well thanks for trying -- I certainly appreciate the effort. Anyone else?

kallamej · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 9:17 pm Post subject:

You are not supposed to update portage until you have your system up and running. The problem here is that portage doesn't (and cannot?) know that you haven't even bootstrapped yet.
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GurliGebis · Retired Dev Joined: 08 Aug 2002 Posts: 509

As far as I remember, the first thing you do after chrooting is emerge sync'ing.
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