On 03/09/2015 15:06, Alec Ten Harmsel wrote: > On Wed, Sep 02, 2015 at 02:25:47PM -0600, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >> I've tried to post a "log" file to the http://pastebin.com/ you >> suggested but I can only paste the limited size file (not upload it). >> Since the txt file is 7.4Mb in size, I can not paste it. >> Though, I have compress the file as tar.gz (so it is only 267kB) >> here is the link: >> >> http://www.sysconcept.ca/audacity_error.tar.gz >> >> If somebody whats to look at it, I appreciate it. >> Meanwhile, I'll be following other folks suggestion and see if I can get >> a positive result to this error. >> >> Thelma > > I tried to download it but got a 403 Forbidden HTTP error. > > This might be a bad suggestion, but if you have a lot of time, it might > be easier to uninstall audacity and any other packages that have been > giving you problems, then `emerge -uDN --with-bdeps=y @world`, then > `emerge --depclean', and then install all the stuff you need. > > I believe someone else mentioned checking /var/lib/portage/world and > making sure that it doesn't contain any virtuals - it might also be good > to remove from it any software that you do not directly need.
Even better - Thelma should just post the entire /var/lib/portage/world file so we can advise what to take out. Most newbies clutter up their world needlessly, it takes a bit of practice to grok what should be in their -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com