Well, I just love gentoo and am willing and able to help those who want to check it out. :-)
I'm just glad that I could help you out. Have a great day, Jonas! --Jason On Thu, 2003-11-20 at 16:28, Jonas Widarsson wrote: > Jason A. Pfeil wrote: > > >I see the confusion, Jonas. > > > >You started from stage 1 but the directions you followed at this step > >were for installing from stage 2: > > > ><quote from="http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml#doc_chap12";> > >The stage2 tarball already has the bootstrapping done for you. All that > >you have to do is install the rest of the system: > > > >Note: If you are starting from a pre-built stage2 and want to ensure > >that your compiler toolchain is fully up-to-date, add the -u option to > >the commands below. If you don't know what this means, it's safe to skip > >this suggestion. > > > ></quote> > > > > > > > Well. It seems I put you just a little bit off track... sorry. > I haven't reached step 12 yet, I just mentioned it. > I got the errors from following on screen instructions echoed at the end > of step 9. > It said, "You should update portage now." > I googled for it and followed the instructions I found. > which was "emerge -u system" > > After struggling with the errors for a while and bothering you fine guys > with my trouble, I went on going for step 10, which was finished by the > end of the day. > > I told you I was doing it *by the book*... Well, I have to confess I > also read the on screen instructions, that weren't mentioned in the guide. > The guide may be all correct, and the procedure may be just as it is > told there, but I messed up after reading on screen messages. > > If what you say to me solves this issue, I really would suggest that > otherwise wonderful guide was added a note, about the on screen > "recommendation" that misled me. Or alternatively, the system could be > changed to not show that message if the system can somehow know it won't > work anyway... > > >This only applies if you are starting from stage 2 which includes an > >entirely prebuilt gentoo build environment. At this stage, since stage > >2 contains things prebuilt and thus could have older, buggy code in it, > >you are given the ability to update what it had already built. Since > >you are starting from a stage 1 build, the build environment is still > >uninstalled...so there is nothing to update. > > > >Reading the instructions a little more closely would have prevented > >this. :-) Maybe the install guide should make it a bit more plain by > >saying that the note is only for stage2 installs. > > > Like I said, I had not yet reached that chapter and I actually have seen > that this does not apply for stage1 installs. > > >The update portage that you are seeing is nothing to worry about. You > >can do that *after* you build the system. The final portage that will > >be on your system isn't even built yet so there is no need to worry > >about the update to portage. The install step *really* should be > >followed as a recipe and doing everything exactly as it says. > > > > > > > I understand clearly what you mean now, and will test it tomorrow > (friday, sweden) to see how it works out. > > >Good luck! :-) > > > > > Big thanks :) > You (probably) saved me, you know! > > Jonas > > > END OF REPLY ************** > > >--Jason > > > >On Thu, 2003-11-20 at 10:47, Jonas Widarsson wrote: > > > > > >>OOOh! > >>Interresting. > >>What you suggest is actually in the installation guide here: > >>http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml#doc_chap12 > >> > >>But if what you are suggesting is the solution, it tells me there is a > >>"bug" in the guide. > >>Because when "emerge sync" is done, the system suggests I should "update > >>portage". > >>I read this: > >>http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/portage-user.xml > >>...which told me to do the "emerge -u system". > >>If it is not the preferred procedure to do that at that moment, > >>there should be a "red" note in the guide saying "don't do that right now." > >>Put it in the end of this chapter, I think: > >>http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml#doc_chap9 > >> > >>The bootstrap process is not finished, so I can't really verify if > >>things work yet. > >> > >>I'll be ba-ack. > >>Jonas > >> > >>Jason A. Pfeil wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Hold the phone a minute. > >>> > >>>I think that we are all looking past the problem. This problem occurred > >>>*during* installation. Installation was not finished, so there is no > >>>system to *upgrade*. The system was not installed yet...so I believe > >>>that the correct step would be to run > >>> emerge -p system > >>>followed by > >>> emerge system > >>> > >>>I think that will go to the root of the problem and fix it. :-) > >>> > >>>Good Luck! > >>> > >>>--Jason > >>> > >>>On Thu, 2003-11-20 at 07:21, Jonas Widarsson wrote: > >>> > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- Jason A. Pfeil [EMAIL PROTECTED] Senior Open Systems Engineer http://www.10East.com 10East, Inc. (904)220-DOCS -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
