On Wednesday 24 Jul 2013 21:43:32 Kerin Millar wrote: > On 24/07/2013 19:22, Mick wrote: > > I am getting messages like the one below from portage every now and then. > > Especially, about /var/run, but in this case about a different directory: > > > > * Messages for package dev-libs/klibc-1.5.20: > > * One or more symlinks to directories have been preserved in order to > > * ensure that files installed via these symlinks remain accessible. > > This * indicates that the mentioned symlink(s) may be obsolete > > remnants of an * old install, and it may be appropriate to replace a > > given symlink with * the directory that it points to. > > * > > * /usr/lib/klibc/include/asm > > * > > > > Perhaps I am having a senior moment, but I am not clear what I should do > > despite the friendly message. This is the symlink in question: > > > > ls -la /usr/lib/klibc/include/asm > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Nov 8 2008 /usr/lib/klibc/include/asm -> > > asm-x86 > > > > > > How am I supposed to *replace* it with the directory that it points to? > > I would take it to mean that /usr/lib/klibc/include/asm should be a > directory and contain the files that are currently residing in the > asm-x86 directory. For example: > > # rm asm > # mkdir asm > # mv -- asm-x86/* asm/ > # rmdir asm-x86
Thanks Kerin, I did as you suggested, remerged dev-libs/klibc and now waiting to see if anything breaks. Ha! -- Regards, Mick
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