commit: 3bd00d5baa333cfe77fe5fdbca3a943089d6518b Author: Andreas K. Hüttel <dilfridge <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> AuthorDate: Sun Mar 24 16:49:15 2024 +0000 Commit: Andreas K. Hüttel <dilfridge <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> CommitDate: Sun Mar 24 16:49:15 2024 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/gentoo-news.git/commit/?id=3bd00d5b
2024-03-22-new-23-profiles: Prefer source-based install Signed-off-by: Andreas K. Hüttel <dilfridge <AT> gentoo.org> .../2024-03-22-new-23-profiles.en.txt | 28 +++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/2024-03-22-new-23-profiles/2024-03-22-new-23-profiles.en.txt b/2024-03-22-new-23-profiles/2024-03-22-new-23-profiles.en.txt index d8f6fd3..e90babe 100644 --- a/2024-03-22-new-23-profiles/2024-03-22-new-23-profiles.en.txt +++ b/2024-03-22-new-23-profiles/2024-03-22-new-23-profiles.en.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Title: Profile upgrade to version 23.0 available Author: Andreas K. Huettel <[email protected]> Posted: 2024-03-22 -Revision: 1 +Revision: 2 News-Item-Format: 2.0 Display-If-Profile: default/linux/alpha/17.0 Display-If-Profile: default/linux/alpha/17.0/* @@ -50,16 +50,16 @@ architecture, see [2]. Upgrade instructions -Note 1: The use of binary packages is completely optional, and also not -as much tested as the source-based upgrade path yet. If you prefer to -only use the traditional source-based installation, omit the "--getbinpkg" -parameter in all emerge invocations. - -Note 2: If you have manually changed your CHOST to a value different from -what the stages and profiles set, you may have to do that in the future too. +Note 1: If you have manually changed your CHOST to a value different from +what the stages and profiles set, you may have to do that in the future too. In that case you should know what you are doing, hopefully; please read the instructions with a critical eye then. +Note 2: In case you are already familiar with binary packages, you should be +able to add "--getbinpkg" to the emerge calls to speed things up. +The use of binary packages is completely optional though, and also not +as much tested as the source-based upgrade path yet. + 1. Ensure your system backups are up to date. Please also update your system fully and depclean before proceeding. glibc older than 2.36 and musl older than 1.2.4 is not supported anymore. @@ -105,16 +105,16 @@ instructions with a critical eye then. 9. Rebuild or reinstall from binary (if available) the following packages in this order, with the same version as already active: - emerge --ask --oneshot --getbinpkg sys-devel/binutils + emerge --ask --oneshot sys-devel/binutils (you may have to run binutils-config and re-select your binutils now) - emerge --ask --oneshot --getbinpkg sys-devel/gcc + emerge --ask --oneshot sys-devel/gcc (IMPORTANT: If this command wants to rebuild glibc first, do *not* let it do that; instead, abort and try again with --nodeps added to the command line.) (you may have to run gcc-config and re-select your gcc now) and the C library, i.e. for glibc-based systems - emerge --ask --oneshot --getbinpkg sys-libs/glibc + emerge --ask --oneshot sys-libs/glibc or for musl-based systems - emerge --ask --oneshot --getbinpkg sys-libs/musl + emerge --ask --oneshot sys-libs/musl 10. Re-run "emerge --info" and check if CHOST has changed compared to step 4. @@ -130,14 +130,14 @@ If the CHOST has NOT changed, skip to step 13 (env-update). Otherwise, 13. Run env-update && source /etc/profile 14. Re-emerge libtool: - emerge --ask --oneshot --getbinpkg libtool + emerge --ask --oneshot libtool 15. Just for safety, delete the contents of your binary package cache at ${PKGDIR} again: rm -r /var/cache/binpkgs/* 16. Rebuild world: - emerge --ask --emptytree --getbinpkg @world + emerge --ask --emptytree @world [1] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Toolchain/23.0_profile_transition
