Hello Users, I have been happily using gentoo from a stage1 install for some time. Happily, that is, until I upgraded my system and started another stage1 install about 24 hours ago. This time I can't get past portage update following emerge sync because ncurses-5.3-r2 fails with 'error: C++ processor "lib/cpp" fails sanity check and terminates with Function econf, line 324, Exitcode1, econf failed. I have checked the lists and bug reports and it seems the problem is that C++ is not installed in the gcc install and this fails ncurses. There is a 'catch 22' because gcc can't be updated or emerged without ncurses (USE="-ncurses" has no effect on the dependancy issue). If I ignore the failed ncurses, accept that portage is not updated and proceed to emerge system that process fails when slang is installed with inumerable 'host not found' and similar responses. I tried downloading and installing the full gcc but haven't been able to make ncurses see that in preference to the version in sys-devel. I am astonished and frustrated that the install can be so convoluted and effectively impossible in my case. Can anyone please help me back into gentoo? I do want to do a stage1 install to optimize the benefits of my new system. Thanks. Dennis
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