From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KJXDL-0006EH-1F for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:24:23 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A51A4E0538; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:24:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com (wf-out-1314.google.com [209.85.200.168]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77883E0538 for ; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:24:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 23so9508wfg.10 for ; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:24:20 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:from:to:subject:date :user-agent:references:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:message-id; bh=tg6rE8UYH07pDB56SUZ77FHDbA8ybdtrf6ZlwhSa3ZY=; b=gZVhAQI/YLB4ZRKe6ZnMX8rDQ3TfvwlAYDBI5c8djC/5HFiie9VR1+3gJjuGhzQxuI ZDYURknYhARcPmilsu9rqUX5ow7lXt2QR/AcWdVjuNfJ7hP2qpnshT+MaMyrLNa0Vxl4 KdYre2+2Q0zPvffI81eNM/sZaHuVMKCtPO+iA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:subject:date:user-agent:references:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :message-id; b=mBrK/wlD8Cy9HoZHAAE96rmDPxQVAXxh7nnyEuIMI6Wj+Jk6YapBjTYL4qvfH+jmu+ dj1KOwoISE0kFwicc+bojhYbGWp5Z18D76z2YSHfDaqq/Dh5P7d2dUF85H286Cu1Rte8 QtkzFCbFMzzJpWJRdiMnaY+rxqIRhCBZ+GAAo= Received: by 10.142.50.15 with SMTP id x15mr700966wfx.342.1216315459994; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:24:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?10.0.0.3? ( [41.243.208.33]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 24sm277533wfc.19.2008.07.17.10.24.18 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:24:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Alan McKinnon To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Unmerge python? Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:25:53 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.9 References: <49bf44f10807170904x7b466439k2758668e02ca308a@mail.gmail.com> <487F717E.7080206@j-schmitz.net> <49bf44f10807170935o4c9b69der265f17d164e8487@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <49bf44f10807170935o4c9b69der265f17d164e8487@mail.gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200807171925.54056.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> X-Archives-Salt: f3a083db-28a3-476b-9b7d-65691892e245 X-Archives-Hash: 909774387e7cc957b2b829be3e1e3ff8 On Thursday 17 July 2008, Grant wrote: > 'emerge -pv python' wants to install python-2.5.2-r5 in a new slot. > Should I unmerge python, emerge the new python, and run > python-updater? Will portage work once python has been unmerged? > I'm being cautious because this is a highly critical system for me. Nooooooooooo! You can't have a gentoo system without python - portage heavily uses python scripts. This is even worse than unmerging gcc. The general sequence (and ALWAYS read the ebuilds - especially the *DEPEND sections and act appropriately) is: merge new python in new SLOT run python updater check carefully that everything works properly unmerge python in old SLOT "A stitch in time" is your watchword here -- Alan McKinnon alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list