Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Python-updater line 415 error [Solved]

[Lance Lassetter <lancelassetter@gmail.com>]

On Mon, 2009-08-03 at 08:55 -0400, Frank Peters wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 07:12:09 +0000 (UTC)
> Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I haven't run python-updater in some time but it ran fine when I ran it 
> > last.  I do need to run it again since python-3.1 was just in yesterday's 
> > updates, tho, and see what happens.
> > 
> 
> OK.  I've found the source of the problem.
> 
> Again, Line 415 is:
> 
> broken_libs="$(scanelf -qBN ${OLD_SONAME} <<(grep -e '^obj' ${content} | cut -d' ' -f2))"
> 
> At first glance, I wasn't sure exactly what this line was doing.
> Reading someone else's code has to be done very thoroughly and carefully.
> 
> At first glance, I thought it was a nested command substitution
> but it is actually a type of input redirection from a string (a string
> that is formed by a command substitution).
> 
> However, the construction is INCORRECT.  The line should be this:
> 
> broken_libs="$(scanelf -qBN ${OLD_SONAME} <<< $(grep -e '^obj' ${content} | cut -d' ' -f2))"
> 
> Notice the "<<< $"
> 
> With this correction, python-updater now works as intended
> with no errors or funny messages.
> 
> Keep in mind that python-updater has had this INCORRECT CODE
> for the last several releases (0.7, 0.6, 0.5).
> 
> I will file a report with bugs.gentoo.org
> 
> (Now I'll try to root out the difficulty with eselect.)
> 
> Frank Peters
> 
> 

Frank,

Can you post the bug number here to the list?

Thanks,

Lance