On Friday 13 November 2009 14:39:52 Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:58:15 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > Almost invariably it's an automagic dependency where the offending > > package is not in DEPEND. If you have been through the cycle at least > > once, it is safe to delete /var/lib/portage/preserved_libs_registry and > > continue on your way. > > Won't that leave orphaned libraries hanging around since they aren't > removed until emerges complete successfully? I've seen this behaviour > before, where the list gets shorter each time and let it run its course. > It may take longer, but you know it's safe. >
Interesting point. My tests before indicated that a full --depclean sorted everything out, but I can't be certain. @preserved-rebuild deletes orphans once it's complete, but it would be nice to verify what happens otherwise. Unfortunately, it's been a long time since any of my machines got stuck in this loop. I must have earned some good joss in recent months... -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
