> OK, so the install is old and portage has dependencies, right? > > emerge -pvDuN portage > > will get you closer. However this is probably best covered using > Neil's suggestion of > > emerge -pvDuN @system
I can't even get started: # emerge -avDuN system [snip] !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=sys-auth/pambase-20081028" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - sys-auth/pambase-20101024-r1 (masked by: EAPI 4) - sys-auth/pambase-20101024 (masked by: EAPI 3) The current version of portage supports EAPI '2'. You must upgrade to a newer version of portage before EAPI masked packages can be installed. - Grant
