On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:29:50 +0000 (UTC), James wrote: > > quickpkg gcc on the other system, > > copy the gcc-*.tbz2 package from > > $PKGDIR on that to the broken system, > > OK I ran 'quickpkg gcc' got this: > > ls /usr/portage/packages/sys-devel > gcc-4.1.2.tbz2 gcc-4.1.2.tbz2.28680 gcc-4.3.4.tbz2 gcc-4.4.4-r2.tbz2 > > now run scp ./*tbz2 <remotehost>://usr/portage/packages/sys-devel
You only need to copy the file for the version you want to install. > or somewhere in /usr/portage/sys-devel/gcc > > (where to copy which *tbz2 file(s) to? Copy to /usr/portage/packages/sys-devel, the same location as they are in on the good system. Unless you have redefined PKGDIR. > Ignore copying the 'gcc-4.1.2.tbz2.28680' file? Yes, it looks like a failed attempt to package an old version. -- Neil Bothwick Walking on water and writing software to specification is easy if they're frozen.
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