On 09 November 2007, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:06:11 +0200, Uwe Thiem wrote: > > Since some update lately, A can not nfs mount /usr/portage (or anything > > else) from B. NFS mount is broken. I know that emerging nfs-utils will > > cure the problem. On the other hand, I can not emerge nfs-utils on A > > without nfs working. Hic rhodos, hic salta! > > Set compatible CFLAGS etc. on B and emerge --buildpkgonly nfs-utils. Then > copy the package from $PKGDIR/All/nfs-utils-* to A using sneakernet and > unpack it into /. Then mount /usr/portage and emerge nfs-utils to make > sure it is installed properly.
Thanks, Neil. Fortunately, the idea about a livecd and chroot worked. A can nfs mount again. > > Alternative, and less kludgy, solution. Tar up /usr/portage on B, unpack > it on A. Too big a thing for A. There is a reason why it doesn't have its own portage tree. ;-) Uwe -- If a man speaks in a forest, and no woman listens to him, is he still lying? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list