Re: [gentoo-user] Portage tree hosed?
On Wed, 10 May 2006 00:51:57 -0300
Daniel da Veiga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the words:
There are alternative ways to update portage that are more suited to
your dial-up connection.
### Extracted from
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/153842
Download a snapshot (you can find one in any gentoo mirror), and
download the md5sum, move it to $PORTAGE_TMPDIR/emerge-webrsync and
run emerge-webrsync, it will use those without downloading a new
snapshot.
Or, you can manually do the sync yourself. Extract the
portage-snapshot into a directory, and then use the following command:
rsync -av --progress --stats --delete --delete-after \
--exclude='/distfiles' --exclude='/packages' \
--exclude='/local' . ${PORTDIR%%/}
Either define PORTDIR, or replace that with the location of your
portage tree (/usr/portage by default).
###
Give it a try...
That did it, life is good.
Thanks so much.
Adrian
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Re: [gentoo-user] Portage tree hosed?
On Wed, 10 May 2006 00:51:57 -0300
Daniel da Veiga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the words:
There are alternative ways to update portage that are more suited to
your dial-up connection.
### Extracted from
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/153842
Download a snapshot (you can find one in any gentoo mirror), and
download the md5sum, move it to $PORTAGE_TMPDIR/emerge-webrsync and
run emerge-webrsync, it will use those without downloading a new
snapshot.
Or, you can manually do the sync yourself. Extract the
portage-snapshot into a directory, and then use the following command:
rsync -av --progress --stats --delete --delete-after \
--exclude='/distfiles' --exclude='/packages' \
--exclude='/local' . ${PORTDIR%%/}
Either define PORTDIR, or replace that with the location of your
portage tree (/usr/portage by default).
###
Give it a try...
Oh, thank you. I will try this over the weekend. I still have had no
success with other tactics. I'll let ya know how it goes.
Adrian
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Re: [gentoo-user] Portage tree hosed?
On Mon, 8 May 2006 10:50:59 -0300 Daniel da Veiga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the words: On 5/7/06, Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings. I'm trying to set up a new Gentoo box. I downloaded the latest portage snapshot, untared it and ran emerge regen you mean emerge --metadata don't you?! because that's all you need after a snapshot update. First i did regen. After reading the man page again I found --metadata and tried that. I didn't help at all. I may simply try again to see if it makes any difference. I have a few other things to try first. now everything I try to emerge I get: Security Violation: A file exists that is not in the manifest That's caused because newer versions of emerge use a feature called strict that checks the manifest and files comparing them (using md5, if I'm not mistaken). You can: 1) bypass this by using FEATURES=-strict on make.conf. 2) emerge-webrsync emerge --metadata Both of them work for me, but I strongly suggest the second because strict is a good feature. I see. Thanks for explaining, and telling me how to bypass it. From doing a google, it looks like i need to run emerge sync in order to fix this. However, if I could sync then I wouldn't be doing this. Everytime I try to sync it times out and I never finish. I'm on dial-up, so it's a bit slow. I am trying to install emerge-delta-webrsync and try from there, but of course, I can't emerge anything . . . download the mirrorselect tool and choose another server for rsync, then update (or use it to update with output redirection) your make.conf and be happy. If you REALLY need anything installed, even in order to fix your portage or anything like that, use the -strict option to do whatever it takes to put your portage back in order, then REMOVE THE -strict option and try again till it works (you can upgrade portage, python, etc). I used -strict to install emerge-delta-webrsync and mirrorselect and update rsync. After that I still get timeout problems with emerge sync and emerge-delta-webrsync has been unsuccessful so far. Thank you for your help, I'll be back when I know have tired more. Adrian -- On The Fly Photography -:- Creation From Chaos On The Fly Photography: http://204EastSouth.com Purchase from On The Fly: http://204EastSouth.com/OTFStore.htm The Cynical Libertarian Society: http://www.204EastSouth.com/cls -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Portage tree hosed?
On Mon, 8 May 2006 21:01:11 +0300 Mantas Povilaitis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the words: On 5/8/06, Mantas Povilaitis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/7/06, Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Everytime I try to sync it times out and I never finish. I'm on dial-up, so it's a bit slow. I am trying to install emerge-delta-webrsync and try from there, but of course, I can't emerge anything . . . You can try adding RSYNC_TIMEOUT=500 or some other big value to make.conf. sorry, don't use it, I forgot it would give this: WARNING: usage of RSYNC_TIMEOUT is deprecated, use PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS instead It should be something like this: PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS=--timeout=500 -- Thank you. I didn't know that option. I did set it to 500 but still having timeout problems. I still have a few other experiments to try but I'll be back when I know more. Adrian -- On The Fly Photography -:- Creation From Chaos On The Fly Photography: http://204EastSouth.com Purchase from On The Fly: http://204EastSouth.com/OTFStore.htm The Cynical Libertarian Society: http://www.204EastSouth.com/cls -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Portage tree hosed?
On 5/9/06, Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, 8 May 2006 21:01:11 +0300
Mantas Povilaitis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the words:
On 5/8/06, Mantas Povilaitis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 5/7/06, Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Everytime I try to sync it times out and I never finish.
I'm on dial-up, so it's a bit slow. I am trying to install
emerge-delta-webrsync and try from there, but of course, I
can't emerge anything . . .
You can try adding
RSYNC_TIMEOUT=500
or some other big value to make.conf.
sorry, don't use it, I forgot it would give this:
WARNING: usage of RSYNC_TIMEOUT is deprecated, use PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS
instead
It should be something like this:
PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS=--timeout=500
--
Thank you. I didn't know that option. I did set it to 500 but still
having timeout problems. I still have a few other experiments to try
but I'll be back when I know more.
Adrian
There are alternative ways to update portage that are more suited to
your dial-up connection.
### Extracted from
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/153842
Download a snapshot (you can find one in any gentoo mirror), and
download the md5sum, move it to $PORTAGE_TMPDIR/emerge-webrsync and
run emerge-webrsync, it will use those without downloading a new
snapshot.
Or, you can manually do the sync yourself. Extract the
portage-snapshot into a directory, and then use the following command:
rsync -av --progress --stats --delete --delete-after \
--exclude='/distfiles' --exclude='/packages' \
--exclude='/local' . ${PORTDIR%%/}
Either define PORTDIR, or replace that with the location of your
portage tree (/usr/portage by default).
###
Give it a try...
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Re: [gentoo-user] Portage tree hosed?
On Mon, 08 May 2006 02:18:11 -0500 Teresa and Dale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the words: If you are using the default mirrors, change them. I ran into timeout errors all the time with the default mirrors. I think I used this one: http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo/ I think that will work better if you are running into the same timeout problem I used to have. You may want to try mirrorselect -i -r. Please, make a backup of make.conf before you run that. Some have ran into problems with it messing up the file. Just pick the mirror that is closest and works. Try different ones if you need to. Dale :-) I was going to try that, except of course I can't emerge mirrorselect. Wouldn't you know it. However, I can always edit make.conf by hand. And I have learned the virtue of backing up config files. The hard way of course. Thanks Adrian -- On The Fly Photography -:- Creation From Chaos On The Fly Photography: http://204EastSouth.com Purchase from On The Fly: http://204EastSouth.com/OTFStore.htm The Cynical Libertarian Society: http://www.204EastSouth.com/cls -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Portage tree hosed?
On 5/7/06, Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings. I'm trying to set up a new Gentoo box. I downloaded the latest portage snapshot, untared it and ran emerge regen you mean emerge --metadata don't you?! because that's all you need after a snapshot update. now everything I try to emerge I get: Security Violation: A file exists that is not in the manifest That's caused because newer versions of emerge use a feature called strict that checks the manifest and files comparing them (using md5, if I'm not mistaken). You can: 1) bypass this by using FEATURES=-strict on make.conf. 2) emerge-webrsync emerge --metadata Both of them work for me, but I strongly suggest the second because strict is a good feature. From doing a google, it looks like i need to run emerge sync in order to fix this. However, if I could sync then I wouldn't be doing this. Everytime I try to sync it times out and I never finish. I'm on dial-up, so it's a bit slow. I am trying to install emerge-delta-webrsync and try from there, but of course, I can't emerge anything . . . download the mirrorselect tool and choose another server for rsync, then update (or use it to update with output redirection) your make.conf and be happy. If you REALLY need anything installed, even in order to fix your portage or anything like that, use the -strict option to do whatever it takes to put your portage back in order, then REMOVE THE -strict option and try again till it works (you can upgrade portage, python, etc). Good luck, -- Daniel da Veiga Computer Operator - RS - Brazil -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.1 GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Portage tree hosed?
On 5/7/06, Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Everytime I try to sync it times out and I never finish. I'm on dial-up, so it's a bit slow. I am trying to install emerge-delta-webrsync and try from there, but of course, I can't emerge anything . . . You can try adding RSYNC_TIMEOUT=500 or some other big value to make.conf. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Portage tree hosed?
On 5/8/06, Mantas Povilaitis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/7/06, Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Everytime I try to sync it times out and I never finish. I'm on dial-up, so it's a bit slow. I am trying to install emerge-delta-webrsync and try from there, but of course, I can't emerge anything . . . You can try adding RSYNC_TIMEOUT=500 or some other big value to make.conf. sorry, don't use it, I forgot it would give this: WARNING: usage of RSYNC_TIMEOUT is deprecated, use PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS instead It should be something like this: PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS=--timeout=500 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] Portage tree hosed?
Greetings. I'm trying to set up a new Gentoo box. I downloaded the latest portage snapshot, untared it and ran emerge regen now everything I try to emerge I get: Security Violation: A file exists that is not in the manifest From doing a google, it looks like i need to run emerge sync in order to fix this. However, if I could sync then I wouldn't be doing this. Everytime I try to sync it times out and I never finish. I'm on dial-up, so it's a bit slow. I am trying to install emerge-delta-webrsync and try from there, but of course, I can't emerge anything . . . Suggestions please? Thanks in advance Adrian -- On The Fly Photography -:- Creation From Chaos On The Fly Photography: http://204EastSouth.com Purchase from On The Fly: http://204EastSouth.com/OTFStore.htm The Cynical Libertarian Society: http://www.204EastSouth.com/cls -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Portage tree hosed?
Adrian wrote: Greetings. I'm trying to set up a new Gentoo box. I downloaded the latest portage snapshot, untared it and ran emerge regen now everything I try to emerge I get: Security Violation: A file exists that is not in the manifest From doing a google, it looks like i need to run emerge sync in order to fix this. However, if I could sync then I wouldn't be doing this. Everytime I try to sync it times out and I never finish. I'm on dial-up, so it's a bit slow. I am trying to install emerge-delta-webrsync and try from there, but of course, I can't emerge anything . . . Suggestions please? Thanks in advance Adrian I did a manual download once, I think the command you want is emerge metadata. May want to try that first. I'm also familiar with dial-up. I used to be on a slow 26K connection. It sucks. My sympathies and I hope you can get a better connection one day soon. Yea cable modem. :-) You do know that if you get it to where you can do a regular sync, it is a lot faster than a manual download, most of the time anyway?? Just a thought. Hope that helps. Dale :-) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Portage tree hosed?
On Sun, 07 May 2006 23:06:46 -0500 Teresa and Dale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the words: I did a manual download once, I think the command you want is emerge metadata. May want to try that first. I'm also familiar with dial-up. I used to be on a slow 26K connection. It sucks. My sympathies and I hope you can get a better connection one day soon. Yea cable modem. :-) You do know that if you get it to where you can do a regular sync, it is a lot faster than a manual download, most of the time anyway?? Just a thought. Hope that helps. Dale :-) -- Hi Dale; I tried the metadata. Didn't help. I use to not have any problems with emerge sync, even tho it take take a bit of time. Now I have 2 boxes and both of 'em can't make it. I've been playing with this for days, no luck. It's 'bout to drive me nuts. Adrian -- On The Fly Photography -:- Creation From Chaos On The Fly Photography: http://204EastSouth.com Purchase from On The Fly: http://204EastSouth.com/OTFStore.htm The Cynical Libertarian Society: http://www.204EastSouth.com/cls -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
