Re: [gentoo-user] /etc/make.profile is not a symlink error message
On Tue, 2003-11-04 at 07:24, Mike Williams wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Tuesday 04 November 2003 12:10, Trey Sizemore wrote: > > > Here is the output: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] trey $ ls -lh /etc/make.profile/ > > total 21K > > lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 38 Nov 3 09:49 default-x86-1.4 > > -> /usr/portage/profiles/default-x86-1.4/ > > > It looks as though the directory is symlinked correctly, but I still get > > the message. Should I still delete the directory and all files in it, > > then recreate a directory called /etc/make.profile symlinked to > > /usr/portage/profiles/default-x86-1.4/? > > Nope, it's not. /etc/make.profile/default-x86-1.4 is a symlink. > Drop the trailling / (ls -lh /etc/make.profile -- no final slash), if you > still get a listing of files it's is a directory. > I can't remember, but doubt, if you were to rm -rf /etc/make.profile it would > follow the symlink down and delete a small part of /usr/portage/profiles/, so > I'd still > rm /etc/make.profile/default-x86-1.4 > rm -rf /etc/make.profile > ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default-x86-1.4 /etc/make.profile > > - -- > Mike Williams > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE/p5p/InuLMrk7bIwRAuA5AKCsJjUxFLyKb9re7kDp/d7rkUhYxACgg/bj > mRWgXDbfXcZihjMSNPJjCgs= > =XFnX > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > That did it...thanks Mike! -- Cheers, Trey --- Thieves respect property; they merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it. -- G.K. Chesterton, "The Man Who Was Thursday" signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-user] /etc/make.profile is not a symlink error message
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 04 November 2003 12:10, Trey Sizemore wrote: > Here is the output: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] trey $ ls -lh /etc/make.profile/ > total 21K > lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 38 Nov 3 09:49 default-x86-1.4 > -> /usr/portage/profiles/default-x86-1.4/ > It looks as though the directory is symlinked correctly, but I still get > the message. Should I still delete the directory and all files in it, > then recreate a directory called /etc/make.profile symlinked to > /usr/portage/profiles/default-x86-1.4/? Nope, it's not. /etc/make.profile/default-x86-1.4 is a symlink. Drop the trailling / (ls -lh /etc/make.profile -- no final slash), if you still get a listing of files it's is a directory. I can't remember, but doubt, if you were to rm -rf /etc/make.profile it would follow the symlink down and delete a small part of /usr/portage/profiles/, so I'd still rm /etc/make.profile/default-x86-1.4 rm -rf /etc/make.profile ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default-x86-1.4 /etc/make.profile - -- Mike Williams -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/p5p/InuLMrk7bIwRAuA5AKCsJjUxFLyKb9re7kDp/d7rkUhYxACgg/bj mRWgXDbfXcZihjMSNPJjCgs= =XFnX -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] /etc/make.profile is not a symlink error message
On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 10:56:12 +, "Mike Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Tuesday 04 November 2003 03:10, Trey Sizemore wrote: > > I am getting the following error when I run emerge: > > > > '/etc/make.profile is not a symlink and will probably prevent most > > merges!!! It should point into a profile within /usr/portage/profiles/' > > > > I read an FAQ section in the gentoo user guide and issued the following > > command: > > > > ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default-x86-1.4/ /etc/make.profile > > > > but it doesn't appear as though a link was make and I still get the same > > error. > > > > How did I mess up the command in linking these and how do I do it > > correctly. > > > > Thanks and looking forward to updating! > > If /etc/make.profile really is a file (ls -lh /etc/make.profile), then > delete > it (rm /etc/make.profile) and redo the symlink. > > - -- > Mike Williams Here is the output: [EMAIL PROTECTED] trey $ ls -lh /etc/make.profile/ total 21K lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 38 Nov 3 09:49 default-x86-1.4 -> /usr/portage/profiles/default-x86-1.4/ -rw-r--r--1 root root 789 Jul 16 09:52 make.defaults -rw-r--r--1 root root 3.5K Jul 25 21:43 packages -rw-r--r--1 root root 485 Oct 16 2002 packages.build -rw-r--r--1 root root 1.2K Jul 20 10:11 use.defaults -rw-r--r--1 root root 1.6K Jul 27 10:23 virtuals It looks as though the directory is symlinked correctly, but I still get the message. Should I still delete the directory and all files in it, then recreate a directory called /etc/make.profile symlinked to /usr/portage/profiles/default-x86-1.4/? Thanks, Trey -- Trey Sizemore [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] /etc/make.profile is not a symlink error message
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 04 November 2003 03:10, Trey Sizemore wrote: > I am getting the following error when I run emerge: > > '/etc/make.profile is not a symlink and will probably prevent most > merges!!! It should point into a profile within /usr/portage/profiles/' > > I read an FAQ section in the gentoo user guide and issued the following > command: > > ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default-x86-1.4/ /etc/make.profile > > but it doesn't appear as though a link was make and I still get the same > error. > > How did I mess up the command in linking these and how do I do it > correctly. > > Thanks and looking forward to updating! If /etc/make.profile really is a file (ls -lh /etc/make.profile), then delete it (rm /etc/make.profile) and redo the symlink. - -- Mike Williams -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/p4XMInuLMrk7bIwRAloSAJ9uVuc+F2ide1EL/2Rlco97CIpFFgCgnnz/ li4YDuzE0s6v8lKr/vlZt9s= =MQdI -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-user] /etc/make.profile is not a symlink error message
I am getting the following error when I run emerge: '/etc/make.profile is not a symlink and will probably prevent most merges!!! It should point into a profile within /usr/portage/profiles/' I read an FAQ section in the gentoo user guide and issued the following command: ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default-x86-1.4/ /etc/make.profile but it doesn't appear as though a link was make and I still get the same error. How did I mess up the command in linking these and how do I do it correctly. Thanks and looking forward to updating! -- Cheers, Trey --- The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper. - Aristotle signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
