Posted - 2008.07.21 05:19:00 - [3]

 

Edited by: GallenteCitizen3208467 on 21/07/2008 05:18:51

Originally by: kirika mei

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I noticed python 2.5 go stable the other day, try running python-updater.

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Short response: I DON'T KNOW IF IT WORKED, eventually...

If anyone else gets this problem, do as kirika mei says. But be prepared for what may happen next:

You'd think that would be part of the emerge process, eh? ;-) I didn't even notice it... Come to think of it, did I even emerge world? I guess I did, but I don't remember it...

Trying python-updater now... waiting... waiting... [if I don't get my eve fix, I'm going to blow a gasket!] man, this is taking a long time... Why did I buy a dual core again? ...

Crap, conflicting setuptools packages in same slot... Older one with no parents, so why is it still here? Isn't that why I have 'clean' in my features list; to unmerge old stuff automatically when nothing depends on it anymore? Depclean [shivers]? Unmerging it manually [grumble]... (note: seems setuptools is used by python, the older version does not remove when the new python goes in. This causes things to get hosed up even tho there is no need for the old setuptools version in slot because the whole problem is that there is a new one now...)

Running python-updater again... waiting... waiting... [sometimes I hate Gentoo...] ...

Oh holy crap, it's remerging 31 packages now... waiting... Wait a minute... As part of my troubleshooting just 20 minutes ago, I ran emerge world -uNDav... Why do I see packages listed with "U" and "N" on them? [pulls out hair] Waiting... waiting... The "R" ones make sense... waiting... I hope this doesn't screw up lighttpd/php/mysql... I know, totally unrelated, but at this rate I'm expecting k3b to pop up and tell me that my speakers aren't blank DVD media, NO! REALLY?!?! waiting... waiting... waiting... waiting... All this just to see if it fixes it or not... /me wishes I had spent more time giving archlinux a chance... Reminds self that there is no time like the present...

11 of 31... Boost? WTF is boost? This isn't a turbocharger... waiting... waiting... Maybe if it was, this wouldn't take 2 hours...

15 of 31... [sits on thumbs] I don't dare walk away assuming that I'll just let it go for an hour and come back and it'll be all done... It'll segfault or something and I'll just have wasted the time...

Well, it's definitely a Python 2.4 -> 2.5 update... If that's the actual problem or not...? I guess I'll find out by the next time I have to get a haircut... waiting...

I bet my session is going to expire... [ctrl-a, ctrl-c]... waiting...

21 of 31... Sure glad I accidentally set a long skill... Things that take this long never work... Aren't I an optimist... Yes, an experienced one...

28 of 31... I really must go to work in 6 hours... Gentoo is for the Unemployed.

Screw it, I'm goin' to bed. I'll update in the morning.

Posted - 2008.07.22 12:32:00 - [5]

 

Originally by: GallenteCitizen3208467

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man, this is taking a long time... Why did I buy a dual core again? ...

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I dearly hope you set the correct make options in your /etc/make.conf file, after moving to a CPU with more than one core.

Namely, the MAKEOPTS option should have "-jN", with N being the number of your cores, plus one.

If you have a dual core, set MAKEOPTS=-j3 in your /etc/make.conf, and make would automatically take advantage of parallel compilations, where possible.