On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 09:38:17PM +0100, Mick wrote > I'll repeat the advice I was given in this list sometime around last > Christmas (but can't find the thread now): you're bound to find some > pesky application which is only available in 32bit and then you'll > curse for having to reinstall.
If anything, I'll install a VM to run it in. > Have you tried setting -j1 and trying emerging it once more? I *ALWAYS* have -j1 in /etc/make.conf. Anyways, it turned out to be something completely different. Whilst doing additional Google searching, I stumbled across "Foolproof Gentoo World Update Build Order" at http://foxpa.ws/tag/package-keywords/ and it was proof against this fool, too <G>. My problem was that the Gentoo install snapshot put in gcc-4.3.4, and "emerge --update world" pulled in gcc-4.4.3-r2. So far, so good. But after the first build, I forgot to gcc-config over to 4.4.3-r2 ... dohhhhhhh. Anyhow, after switching over, rebuilding gcc-4.4.3-r2, exiting, logging back in, unmerging gcc-4.3.4, and rebuilding glibc, I successfully emerged system and world. I'm now emerging xorg-x11. <RANT> Why on earth will xorg-x11 *NOT* build if I mask out various arabic, cyrillic, ethiopic, and jis fonts? My PC is *NOT* intended to be a kiosk machine at UN headquarters fer-cryin-out-loud. </RANT> -- Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org>
