[gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do?

[gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do?

[Mark Haney]

I come in this morning and do an emerge --sync and an emerge -upD world 
to see if there are any new packages hanging out there (I'm actually 
just testing out ViewPortageX in KDE, but that's a whole other story) 
and I get this message:

!!! ARCH is not set... Are you missing the '/etc/make.profile' symlink?
!!! Is the symlink correct? Is your portage tree complete?

I did an update to kdelibs yesterday, but haven't done anything with 
portage since.  According to the emerge --pretend there is an update to 
portage, but I can't get to it because of this message.

I did double check to see if the make.profile symlink was gone, but it's 
there.

lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root        49 Feb 21 13:29 make.profile -> 
/usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/2007.0/

So, what the bloody heck did I do?

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do?

[Marcus D. Hanwell]

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On Friday 09 March 2007 13:38:54 Mark Haney wrote:
> I come in this morning and do an emerge --sync and an emerge -upD world
> to see if there are any new packages hanging out there (I'm actually
> just testing out ViewPortageX in KDE, but that's a whole other story)
> and I get this message:
>
> !!! ARCH is not set... Are you missing the '/etc/make.profile' symlink?
> !!! Is the symlink correct? Is your portage tree complete?
>
> I did an update to kdelibs yesterday, but haven't done anything with
> portage since.  According to the emerge --pretend there is an update to
> portage, but I can't get to it because of this message.
>
> I did double check to see if the make.profile symlink was gone, but it's
> there.
>
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root        49 Feb 21 13:29 make.profile ->
> /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/2007.0/
>
> So, what the bloody heck did I do?
>
Remove the symlink and make one to a supported profile. 2007.0 is not out yet, 
you should be using 2006.1.

rm /etc/make.profile
ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/2006.1 /etc/make.profile

Then all will be well again.

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do?

[Mark Haney]

Marcus D. Hanwell wrote:
>>
>> I did double check to see if the make.profile symlink was gone, but it's
>> there.
>>
>> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root        49 Feb 21 13:29 make.profile ->
>> /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/2007.0/
>>
>> So, what the bloody heck did I do?
>>
> Remove the symlink and make one to a supported profile. 2007.0 is not out yet, 
> you should be using 2006.1.
> 
> rm /etc/make.profile
> ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/2006.1 /etc/make.profile
> 
> Then all will be well again.

Okay, now I'm confused.  I've been running (and updating portage) using 
that profile since Feb 21.  So how is that possible?


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Re: [gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do?

[Steev Klimaszewski]

Mark Haney wrote:
> Marcus D. Hanwell wrote:
>>>
>>> I did double check to see if the make.profile symlink was gone, but it's
>>> there.
>>>
>>> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root        49 Feb 21 13:29 make.profile ->
>>> /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/2007.0/
>>>
>>> So, what the bloody heck did I do?
>>>
>> Remove the symlink and make one to a supported profile. 2007.0 is not 
>> out yet, you should be using 2006.1.
>>
>> rm /etc/make.profile
>> ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/2006.1 /etc/make.profile
>>
>> Then all will be well again.
> 
> Okay, now I'm confused.  I've been running (and updating portage) using 
> that profile since Feb 21.  So how is that possible?
> 
> 
Because 2007.0 is unsupported, and constantly undergoing change until 
2007.0 is actually released...
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do?

[Marcus D. Hanwell]

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On Friday 09 March 2007 14:04:48 Mark Haney wrote:
> Marcus D. Hanwell wrote:
> > rm /etc/make.profile
> > ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/2006.1 /etc/make.profile
> >
> > Then all will be well again.
>
> Okay, now I'm confused.  I've been running (and updating portage) using
> that profile since Feb 21.  So how is that possible?

I think there was a testing version of the 2007.0 profile in the tree, it is 
not there now. I have no clue how you managed to be using 2007.0 unless you 
made the updated link yourself.

I have a system I installed two days ago which used 2006.1, it is now using 
2006.1/desktop, then I have several other systems I administor using 2006.0 
or 2006.1. Changing the symlink will fix your issue, the new profiles should 
not be used until that version is released as they are *experimental*, i.e. 
things are being tried out in them etc.

Right now I am busy writing up my thesis and so I am not sure exactly why they 
have been removed from the tree as I don't have time to keep up with 
everything in the amd64 herd. I would highly recommend using 2006.1/desktop 
for desktop systems and making the switch to 2007.1 once the release is made.

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do?

[Mark Haney]

Marcus D. Hanwell wrote:
> On Friday 09 March 2007 14:04:48 Mark Haney wrote:
>> Marcus D. Hanwell wrote:
>>> rm /etc/make.profile
>>> ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/2006.1 /etc/make.profile
>>>
>>> Then all will be well again.
>> Okay, now I'm confused.  I've been running (and updating portage) using
>> that profile since Feb 21.  So how is that possible?
> 
> I think there was a testing version of the 2007.0 profile in the tree, it is 
> not there now. I have no clue how you managed to be using 2007.0 unless you 
> made the updated link yourself.

Which is exactly what I did.  I had assumed that since the profile was 
there (and I run the stable branch for almost everything) that is was 
'stable' and released.  I'll know to double check that next time.

> 
> I have a system I installed two days ago which used 2006.1, it is now using 
> 2006.1/desktop, then I have several other systems I administor using 2006.0 
> or 2006.1. Changing the symlink will fix your issue, the new profiles should 
> not be used until that version is released as they are *experimental*, i.e. 
> things are being tried out in them etc.
> 
> Right now I am busy writing up my thesis and so I am not sure exactly why they 
> have been removed from the tree as I don't have time to keep up with 
> everything in the amd64 herd. I would highly recommend using 2006.1/desktop 
> for desktop systems and making the switch to 2007.1 once the release is made.


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Re: [gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do?

[Sebastian Redl]

Mark Haney wrote:
> Which is exactly what I did.  I had assumed that since the profile was
> there (and I run the stable branch for almost everything) that is was
> 'stable' and released.  I'll know to double check that next time.
The stable/testing distinction only applies to what is actually
installed, not to what is in the portage tree. You'll still get ebuilds
for testing packages, too.

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do?

[Mark Haney]

Sebastian Redl wrote:
> Mark Haney wrote:
>> Which is exactly what I did.  I had assumed that since the profile was
>> there (and I run the stable branch for almost everything) that is was
>> 'stable' and released.  I'll know to double check that next time.
> The stable/testing distinction only applies to what is actually
> installed, not to what is in the portage tree. You'll still get ebuilds
> for testing packages, too.
> 
> Sebastian Redl

I am aware of that, however I would have expected the same behaviour 
from the profiles as well.  Apparently that's not the case.  I'm going 
to chalk this up to bad (or good) timing since that profile was listed 
on the day I thought to check and see if a new profile was available.



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Re: [gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do?

[Mark Haney]

Mark Haney wrote:
> Marcus D. Hanwell wrote:
>>>
>>> I did double check to see if the make.profile symlink was gone, but it's
>>> there.
>>>
>>> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root        49 Feb 21 13:29 make.profile ->
>>> /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/2007.0/
>>>
>>> So, what the bloody heck did I do?
>>>
>> Remove the symlink and make one to a supported profile. 2007.0 is not 
>> out yet, you should be using 2006.1.
>>
>> rm /etc/make.profile
>> ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/2006.1 /etc/make.profile
>>
>> Then all will be well again.
> 
> Okay, now I'm confused.  I've been running (and updating portage) using 
> that profile since Feb 21.  So how is that possible?
> 
> 
Okay an update on this.  I just double-checked my symlink and the 2007.0 
profile is no longer there.  I will have to assume that the portage 
update removed that symlink?

Because I can tell you, I've been running updates nearly every day using 
that profile for two weeks now.  So I know I'm not crazy.


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[gentoo-amd64] Re: WTF did I do?

[Stefan Wimmer]

* Mark Haney <mhaney@ercbroadband.org> [2007-03-09 14:37] :
>  Okay an update on this.  I just double-checked my symlink and the 2007.0 
>  profile is no longer there.  I will have to assume that the portage 
>  update removed that symlink?
> 
>  Because I can tell you, I've been running updates nearly every day using 
>  that profile for two weeks now.  So I know I'm not crazy.

Mark, I had precisely the same problem yesterday :)

Talking to the devs on #gentoo-amd64 convinced me to switch profile with 
'eselect profile' and go on ...

You're not crazy ;-)

Greetz
Stefan 

PS: The switch back to an older profile caused no problems so far ...

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: WTF did I do?

[Mark Haney]

Stefan Wimmer wrote:
> * Mark Haney <mhaney@ercbroadband.org> [2007-03-09 14:37] :
>>  Okay an update on this.  I just double-checked my symlink and the 2007.0 
>>  profile is no longer there.  I will have to assume that the portage 
>>  update removed that symlink?
>>
>>  Because I can tell you, I've been running updates nearly every day using 
>>  that profile for two weeks now.  So I know I'm not crazy.
> 
> Mark, I had precisely the same problem yesterday :)
> 
> Talking to the devs on #gentoo-amd64 convinced me to switch profile with 
> 'eselect profile' and go on ...
> 
> You're not crazy ;-)
> 
> Greetz
> Stefan 
> 
> PS: The switch back to an older profile caused no problems so far ...
> 

Well I gotta say I'm glad to hear it.  Now if I can just convince the 
voices in my head, then I"m all set.


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Re: [gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do?

[Jean-Marc Hengen]

Marcus D. Hanwell wrote:
> rm /etc/make.profile
> ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/2006.1 /etc/make.profile

or "eselect profile" - I prefer that way. Also it will list all 
available profiles. Even with 2007.0 in the tree, eselect didn't show it 
as an option. I guess, it only shows released and supported profiles. 
Maybe someone knows for sure.

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do?

[Brett Johnson]

On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 08:38:54AM -0500, Mark Haney wrote:
> 
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root        49 Feb 21 13:29 make.profile -> 
> /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/2007.0/
> 
Does /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/2007.0/ exist? I just
checked my system and it's not there... I didn't think 2007.0 profile
was out yet (but I could be wrong).

Brett
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do?

[Marek Wróbel]

Mark Haney wrote:
> I did double check to see if the make.profile symlink was gone, but it's
> there.
> 
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root        49 Feb 21 13:29 make.profile ->
> /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/2007.0/

But the target of this link doesn't exist. 2007.0 profile hasn't been
released yet and has been moved to
/usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/dev/2007.0/. You can change to
this if you want to have the development profile, but I'd recommend
staying with 2006.1.

Regards,
Marek Wróbel
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