On Tuesday 17 November 2009 18:57:21 daid kahl wrote:
> > if has_version '>'${CATEGORY}/${PF} ; then
> > eerror "Sanity check to keep you from breaking your system:"
> > eerror " Downgrading glibc is not supported and a sure way to
> > destruction" die "aborting to save your system"
> > fi
> >
> > I want to do it anyway.
>
> I had a circumstance where I also had to downgrade glibc. It was a
> giant pain in the ass.
>
> The advice you gave me in July for the same question (from me that time):
> > 1. Backup all user data, configs and critical files
> > 2. Download a recent stage that suits your needs
> > 3. Rebuild world plus add all the extra packages you use
>
> I followed your advice and it worked very well. From my experience,
> you're only going to do the same thing if you actually try to
> downgrade, and it's going to be much harder and take much longer.
>
> What better advice to follow than your own!!
So this is one of those times where why words come back to haunt me?? :-)
What I think I shall do first, is downgrade binutils to 1.19.x and rebuild a
few apps I've noticed that are affected. I think the odds of success are
pretty good. If not, well, a reinstall-rebuild is the certain route to go
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
