/var/tmp/sys-libs/timezone-data is where the failed stuff was left. Thanks. At least I learned how to use the rubber end on gentoo's pencil.
On Fri, 2 Oct 2020, Michael wrote: > Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2020 07:31:57 > From: Michael <confabul...@kintzios.com> > Reply-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] install problems > > Hi Jude, > > On Friday, 2 October 2020 12:21:06 BST Jude DaShiell wrote: > > I made another mistake and need to find the exit. > > I did emerge sys-libs/timezone-data which downloaded that package and > > dependencies and then errored out badly when trying to build the packages. > > The native in COMMON_FLAGS in /etc/portage/make.conf was not recognized by > > what I downloaded and that emanated several more errors. > > Will it be possible to wipe out the last emerge effects on the system? > > If an emerge did not complete successfully and came up with an error, then it > would not have installed anything on your system. Whatever emerge built may > have been left under /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/timezone-data, unless 'fail- > clean' is not specified in your FEATURES. > > emerge --info | grep fail-clean > > will show if it is set or not. --
