On Tuesday 11 November 2003 18:33, Andrew Gaffney wrote:
Normally I'm a gung-ho kind of guy, but I can't be doing with install/fixing this box *again* (selinux is too much like hard work). Should I be worried about downgrading?
You might be able to do this. (Note: Insert standard disclaimer here. Not tested. Don't cry to me if it breaks something) Create the directory '/etc/portage' if it doesn't exist already. Create the file '/etc/portage/package.mask' and add to it:
<sys-libs/glibc-2.3.2-r8 <sys-devel/binutils-2.14.90.0.7-r3 <sys-devel/gcc-3.3.2-r2
Hopefully, this will cause portage to ignore earlier versions than you currently have installed if you set ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" and 'emerge -e world'.
But then the currently installed versions will still be ~x86, masking everything below those versions is going to break the dependencies, surely.
I don't want to much about with a portage overlay.
Doing the downgrade, unless it will break the system is the only real option. Or more importantly, the only option I wish to take :)
The reason for doing it this way is that downgrading glibc and/or gcc is a sure way to fsck up your system. With this method, you can move everything except those 2 back to x86 from ~x86 and then your system will eventually catch up when those versions or newer become stable in a few weeks.
-- Andrew Gaffney
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