Re: [gentoo-user] My portage is hosed (segfaults) and I dont know why...
On Thu, Feb 07, 2008 at 03:39:48PM +, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 16:31:29 +0100, Rasmus Andersen wrote: How do I reestablish python and/or portage with the least pain? I have both in my PKGDIR, can I 'just' untar them on top of the existing installation? Yes, untar then in /, ignoring the warning about invalid data at the end (this is metadata added by portage). Once things are working again, re-emerge them properly. Thanks. That did it. Rasmus -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] My portage is hosed (segfaults) and I dont know why...
On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 16:31:29 +0100, Rasmus Andersen wrote: How do I reestablish python and/or portage with the least pain? I have both in my PKGDIR, can I 'just' untar them on top of the existing installation? Yes, untar then in /, ignoring the warning about invalid data at the end (this is metadata added by portage). Once things are working again, re-emerge them properly. -- Neil Bothwick The present never ages. Each moment is like a snowflake, unique, unspoiled, unrepeatable, and can be appreciated in its surprisingness. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
[gentoo-user] My portage is hosed (segfaults) and I dont know why...
Hello, It seems that my portage or python installation or the combination thereof has become borked. Whenever I run a portage-related program (emerge, eclean, portageq, etc) I get segfaults. Due to these being scripts, gdb is not of much help... I am able to start python normally and get it to add numbers so python is not completely hosed. But I lack another python program of substance to test whats wrong. The last thing I emerged successfully was iptables and it seems unlikely that they had an influence on python/portage. ... Thinking again I have rdiff-backup around. Testing that shows a small backup to go ok and a largish backup to fail with sigsegv. The box as such is busy enough, memorywise, and survives parallel kernel compiles and untars fine. So, I guess I have two questions: One, do anyone have a reasonable opinion of what is wrong? Failing that, two: How do I reestablish python and/or portage with the least pain? I have both in my PKGDIR, can I 'just' untar them on top of the existing installation? Thanks, Rasmus -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] My portage is hosed (segfaults) and I dont know why...
Rasmus Andersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/02/2008 16:31 Por favor, responda a gentoo-user Para: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org cc: Asunto: [gentoo-user] My portage is hosed (segfaults) and I dont know why... Hello, It seems that my portage or python installation or the combination thereof has become borked. Whenever I run a portage-related program (emerge, eclean, portageq, etc) I get segfaults. Due to these being scripts, gdb is not of much help... I am able to start python normally and get it to add numbers so python is not completely hosed. But I lack another python program of substance to test whats wrong. The last thing I emerged successfully was iptables and it seems unlikely that they had an influence on python/portage. ... Thinking again I have rdiff-backup around. Testing that shows a small backup to go ok and a largish backup to fail with sigsegv. The box as such is busy enough, memorywise, and survives parallel kernel compiles and untars fine. So, I guess I have two questions: One, do anyone have a reasonable opinion of what is wrong? Failing that, two: How do I reestablish python and/or portage with the least pain? I have both in my PKGDIR, can I 'just' untar them on top of the existing installation? Thanks, Rasmus -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list How about booting from a Live-CD, stablishing a working environment and running emerge --ask --verbose --emptytree system? That would take some time, but should fix things right away. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
