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| author |   Marius Mauch <genone@gentoo.org> | 2006-02-19 02:48:54 +0000 |
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| committer | Marius Mauch <genone@gentoo.org> | 2006-02-19 02:48:54 +0000 |
| commit | 42f9b9b8c561f43cf34a2f3d06bba7be8298c169 (patch) | |
| tree | 3d46f4d121da189de3b5bfaa742167f8a2a85e3f /sys-apps | |
| parent | Update init script to use restore functionality for bug 91343. Thanks to Chri... (diff) | |
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replace out of date README.RESCUE with a link
(Portage version: 2.1_pre4-r1)
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| -rw-r--r-- | sys-apps/portage/ChangeLog | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | sys-apps/portage/files/README.RESCUE | 57 |
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 56 deletions
diff --git a/sys-apps/portage/ChangeLog b/sys-apps/portage/ChangeLog index bd4369d33085..e06b9f68aa98 100644 --- a/sys-apps/portage/ChangeLog +++ b/sys-apps/portage/ChangeLog @@ -1,6 +1,10 @@ # ChangeLog for sys-apps/portage # Copyright 1999-2006 Gentoo Foundation; Distributed under the GPL v2 -# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-apps/portage/ChangeLog,v 1.77 2006/02/07 02:29:21 agriffis Exp $ +# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-apps/portage/ChangeLog,v 1.78 2006/02/19 02:48:54 genone Exp $ + + 19 Feb 2006; Marius Mauch <genone@gentoo.org> files/README.RESCUE: + Update the horribly out of date README.RESCUE with a link to + proj/en/portage/doc/manually-fixing-portage.xml. 07 Feb 2006; Aron Griffis <agriffis@gentoo.org> portage-2.0.54.ebuild: Mark 2.0.54 stable on ia64 diff --git a/sys-apps/portage/files/README.RESCUE b/sys-apps/portage/files/README.RESCUE index ab77ebfd6e43..70c494ebb81b 100644 --- a/sys-apps/portage/files/README.RESCUE +++ b/sys-apps/portage/files/README.RESCUE @@ -1,55 +1,2 @@ -If your version of Portage dies for some reason, try using the -portage-rescue package as follows for Gentoo systems: - -SUBSTITUTE A FILE THAT EXISTS FOR THE EXAMPLE VERSION BELOW. -IF AN ARCHITECTURE IS SPECIFIED IN THE FILENAME BE SURE IT IS -THE CORRECT ONE FOR YOUR ARCH. - -************************************************************** -NOTE: This may overwrite make.conf. Please copy your original - somewhere safe if you wish to keep it for reference. -************************************************************** - -If you are not in this directory, you need to change to: -# cd /usr/portage/sys-apps/portage/files/ - -# You must download a portage rescue tarball to perform a -# recovery of your portage installation. -# ===> http://dev.gentoo.org/~carpaski/portage_rescue/ - -Download the version closest to the one you have installed. - -emerge -V -portage 2.0.50-r9 (.......) - -Suggests that you should download a 2.0.50 version of portage. -It is generally best to use higher versions and revisions -than what you have installed, but ensure it is for the same -architecture that your system is built with. - -Run the following to extract the tarball (substitute your arch for 'x86') -# tar xjpUvf portage-rescue-2.0.50-r1-x86.tbz2 -C / - -You'll see a warning about garbage at the end of the tarball/bzip2. That's -normal and not a problem. That should get Portage up and running again. - -It may be necessary to disable sandbox temporarily while you work out -the issues on your system. To do this just run: -# export FEATURES="-sandbox" -and when you finish getting everything fixed either close the shell or type: -# unset FEATURES - -After the rescue portage is extracted do the following: -# emerge sync -# emerge portage - -Everything should be fine from this point on. - -For >=portage-2.0.50, this is optional, but will speed up -interactions with portage from this point on. -# emerge metadata - - -Best Regards, - Gentoo Linux - +Please see http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/portage/doc/manually-fixing-portage.xml +for a recovery guide for a broken portage installation. |