On Tue, 7 Mar 2017 16:14:26 +0000, White, Phil wrote: > Hi Neil,
Please don't top post, it is disliked on this list. > > Well, this is a new install. > Used Stage3-i686-20170214.tar.bz2 > There is nothing in package.accept_keywords that is currently installed > (as far as I know - although it is possible that I might have added > ~x86 to gcc, although in this instance I don't believe that i did) > I have installed some packages, but removed them also (been having > problems with perl) > So currently, updating @world is the same as @system > > OK - talking this through is helping. I *have* done something strange > here. The currently installed version is 4.9.4 (from gcc --version), > except that portage believes that 5.4.0 is installed. > My guess is that, since I am trying to rebuild an old system (due to a > hard-drive fail), I have accidentally copied over files that do not > belong. My guess is a completely useless /var/db/pkg/* is confusing the > hell out of portage/emerge. If you copied over /var/db/pkg you have a rather confused and messed up system. The safest way to recreate it is probably to move the pkg directory elsewhere and then run "emerge -e @world". > So - any suggestions how to fix this mess? > Bite the bullet, emerge gcc, and then do a depclean - or can I convince > portage that gcc 4.9.4 is really here? gcc is slotted, so emerging 4.9.4 will not touch your 5.4.0 installation, you use gcc-config to choose which one to use. What does gcc-config -l show? > > Thanks, > Phil > > On 7 March 2017 at 15:38, Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> wrote: > > > On Tue, 7 Mar 2017 15:07:32 +0000, White, Phil wrote: > > > > > I have a new install of Gentoo. > > > emerge -uDpv --newuse @system results in a new slot for gcc, > > > *downgrading* the current version (from 5.4.0 to 4.9.4) > > > No other package is selected for merging. > > > > 4.9.4 is the latest stable. Are you running a stable system with some > > packages in package.accept_keywords? If so, and you gave a specific > > version of gcc, it is possible that version is no longer in the tree - > > 5.4.0-r2 was recently removed. > > > > Use the ~ operator when specifying versions to allow for minor updates > > > > ~sys-devel/gcc-5.4.0 > > > > or, in the case of gcc, you can specify a slot > > > > sys-devel/gcc:5.4.0 > > > > > > -- > > Neil Bothwick > > > > Despite the cost of living it remains popular. > > -- Neil Bothwick This message has been cruelly tested on sweet little furry animals.
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