>> Ok, looks as though it's time for a manually-installed version of >> python to upgrade portage, then a portage-installed python:2.6 to >> bootstrap your way towards modernity. >> >> This is all explained here: >> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/portage/doc/manually-fixing-portage.xml >> >> This may also help >> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-5578709.html > > That last one mentioned --nodeps which gave me an idea. I did 'emerge > -pv python' then emerged all of the packages listed with --nodeps so > portage wouldn't complain. Portage wouldn't work after that until I > switched back to python:2.5 with eselect. Then I emerged portage to > the latest version (which switched back to python:2.6) and I'm hoping > I can make some good progress before I come crying back to you guys > again. > > - Grant
I just did a 'ls -ltr /var/log/portage' and this thing hasn't been updated in over 3 years. Wow. - Grant
