[gentoo-user] Gentoo falling apart for me after either abandoning trying to install "Kolab" as overlay - or after upgrading to default/linux/x86/10.0

[gentoo-user] Gentoo falling apart for me after either abandoning trying to install "Kolab" as overlay - or after upgrading to default/linux/x86/10.0

[Steve]

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I'm not entirely sure where to start... but, the sequence to get me 
where I am now runs something like this:

1. Upgraded to  default/linux/x86/10.0 (actually, I chose the server 
profile... no particular reason - except that this box is headless...) 
when running my regular-ish "emerge  -uDNav world" told me to do so - 
saying that my old profile was deprecated.

2. Started following the howto for kolab - but, this package, it seems, 
is far more problematic than I wish to deal with - I cancelled this 
after the emerge stage had installed a few decompression tools - as I 
read more about issues with the package under Gentoo.

3, (Possibly rashly) I did a "emerge -av --depclean" - and thereafter 
things started to go screwy - eix and PHP failed, for example.

4. Tried to do a revdep-rebuild - which identified 4 packages - but 
keeled over... having reported that the profile wasn't supported - 
complaining about an issue with a Fortran compiler associated with 
blas-reference, in-turn required by R (which I removed from world as I 
no-longer need it.)

5. revdep-rebuild now fails with PHP5 - so, I tried removing and 
re-installing PHP5... which also failed.  There was a prominent warning 
about my profile being un-supported, so I switched to "[1]   
default/linux/x86/10.0 *" (as opposed to "[4]   
default/linux/x86/10.0/server") hoping this might help.

6. PHP still won't install... and I can't even do an "emerge -uDNav 
world" - and, now, apr won't build... apparently having some sort of 
problem with finding gcc... I've attached the build log from 
/var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/apr-util-1.3.9/work/apr-util-1.3.9/config.log.  
revedep-rebuild also fails... this time with

--
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler 
cannot create executables
check `config.log' for details.

!!! Please attach the following file when seeking support:
!!! /var/tmp/portage/net-analyzer/iftop-0.17/work/iftop-0.17/config.log
 *
 * ERROR: net-analyzer/iftop-0.17 failed.
 * Call stack:
 *               ebuild.sh, line   49:  Called src_compile
 *             environment, line 2231:  Called _eapi0_src_compile
 *               ebuild.sh, line  598:  Called econf
 *               ebuild.sh, line  534:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *                      die "econf failed"
 *  The die message:
 *   econf failed
 *
 * If you need support, post the topmost build errolocate 
i686-pc-linux-gnu-gccr
--

Clutching at straws, I tried this:

$ locate i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
/usr/bin/i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc-4.3.4
/usr/bin/i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/4.3.4/i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc-4.3.4
/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/4.3.4/i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
$ for i in `locate i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc`; do
for> ls -l $i
for> done
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 58 Nov  4 18:45 
/usr/bin/i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc-4.3.4 -> 
/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/4.3.4/i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 9568 Feb 27  2008 /usr/bin/i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Nov  4 18:45 
/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/4.3.4/i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc-4.3.4 -> 
i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 208396 Nov  4 18:45 
/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/4.3.4/i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
$


I presume that this is a profile issue - but I'm unclear what the fault 
might be... I'm reluctant to continue hacking as, I suspect, I'm more 
likely to break things than stumble across an appropriate fix.

Can anyone tell me why emerge is having such a problem with my compiler 
- and, hopefully, ideally, how best to resolve this?


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configure:2305: checking target system type
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configure:2363: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:2431: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:2459: checking for working mkdir -p
configure:2475: result: yes
configure:2569: checking for chosen layout
configure:2571: result: apr-util
configure:2705: checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
configure:2721: found /usr/bin/i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
configure:2732: result: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
configure:3004: checking for C compiler version
configure:3012: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc --version >&5
gcc-config: error: could not run/locate 'i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc'
configure:3016: $? = 1
configure:3023: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -v >&5
gcc-config: error: could not run/locate 'i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc'
configure:3027: $? = 1
configure:3034: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -V >&5
gcc-config: error: could not run/locate 'i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc'
configure:3038: $? = 1
configure:3061: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:3083: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -O2 -march=i686 -pipe  -Wl,-O1 conftest.c  >&5
gcc-config: error: could not run/locate 'i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc'
configure:3087: $? = 1
configure:3125: result: 
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h.  */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| /* end confdefs.h.  */
| 
| int
| main ()
| {
| 
|   ;
|   return 0;
| }
configure:3131: error: in `/var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/apr-util-1.3.9/work/apr-util-1.3.9':
configure:3134: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

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configure:2091: checking for C compiler default output
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configure: failed program was:
#line 2074 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"

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configure: exit 77

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo falling apart for me after either abandoning trying to install "Kolab" as overlay - or after upgrading to default/linux/x86/10.0

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

On Donnerstag 05 November 2009, Steve wrote:


> checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
> checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler
> cannot create executables
> check `config.log' for details.

> I presume that this is a profile issue - but I'm unclear what the fault
> might be... I'm reluctant to continue hacking as, I suspect, I'm more
> likely to break things than stumble across an appropriate fix.
> 
> Can anyone tell me why emerge is having such a problem with my compiler
> - and, hopefully, ideally, how best to resolve this?
> 

yes, don't use locate. Also check the symlinks. Reset them with eselect gcc if 
you have to.

Then try all your emerges with --tree you get a lot more helpfull output. 
Also, when a dependency is missing revdep-rebuilt loves to fail. You can hunt 
that down with --tree or just re--emerging the stuff.

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo falling apart for me after either abandoning trying to install "Kolab" as overlay - or after upgrading to default/linux/x86/10.0

[Mick]

2009/11/5 Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>:
> On Donnerstag 05 November 2009, Steve wrote:
>
>
>> checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
>> checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler
>> cannot create executables
>> check `config.log' for details.
>
>> I presume that this is a profile issue - but I'm unclear what the fault
>> might be... I'm reluctant to continue hacking as, I suspect, I'm more
>> likely to break things than stumble across an appropriate fix.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me why emerge is having such a problem with my compiler
>> - and, hopefully, ideally, how best to resolve this?
>>
>
> yes, don't use locate. Also check the symlinks. Reset them with eselect gcc if
> you have to.
>
> Then try all your emerges with --tree you get a lot more helpfull output.
> Also, when a dependency is missing revdep-rebuilt loves to fail. You can hunt
> that down with --tree or just re--emerging the stuff.

If you removed gcc for some reason in your depclean largesse you may
need to use a LiveCD or restore the binary from a backup - I'm sure
that this has been raised before in this M/L but I am not sure how
hard it may be to find the thread.  Hopefully, one of the gurus will
chime in on how to go about recovering your system.
-- 
Regards,
Mick

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo falling apart for me after either abandoning trying to install "Kolab" as overlay - or after upgrading to default/linux/x86/10.0

[Dirk Heinrichs]

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Am Donnerstag 05 November 2009 17:29:30 schrieb Steve:
> checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
> checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler 
> cannot create executables
> check `config.log' for details.
> 
> !!! Please attach the following file when seeking support:
> !!! /var/tmp/portage/net-analyzer/iftop-0.17/work/iftop-0.17/config.log

And, did you actually check config.log?

Bye...

	Dirk

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Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo falling apart for me after either abandoning trying to install "Kolab" as overlay - or after upgrading to default/linux/x86/10.0

[Dirk Heinrichs]

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Am Donnerstag 05 November 2009 19:19:10 schrieb Dirk Heinrichs:
> Am Donnerstag 05 November 2009 17:29:30 schrieb Steve:
> > checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
> > checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler
> > cannot create executables
> > check `config.log' for details.
> >
> > !!! Please attach the following file when seeking support:
> > !!! /var/tmp/portage/net-analyzer/iftop-0.17/work/iftop-0.17/config.log
> 
> And, did you actually check config.log?

Aaargh, sorry, didn't read enough of the mail.

Bye...

	Dirk

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Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo falling apart for me after either abandoning trying to install "Kolab" as overlay - or after upgrading to default/linux/x86/10.0

[Dirk Heinrichs]

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Am Donnerstag 05 November 2009 19:21:27 schrieb Dirk Heinrichs:
> Am Donnerstag 05 November 2009 19:19:10 schrieb Dirk Heinrichs:
> > Am Donnerstag 05 November 2009 17:29:30 schrieb Steve:
> > > checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
> > > checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler
> > > cannot create executables
> > > check `config.log' for details.
> > >
> > > !!! Please attach the following file when seeking support:
> > > !!! /var/tmp/portage/net-analyzer/iftop-0.17/work/iftop-0.17/config.log
> >
> > And, did you actually check config.log?
> 
> Aaargh, sorry, didn't read enough of the mail.

There seems to be a mismatch between what you have installed (4.3.4) and what 
emerge want's to use (4.1.2). I'd try eselect'ing the correct compiler as 
Volker suggests, run env-update and source /etc/profile.

HTH...

	Dirk

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Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo falling apart for me after either abandoning trying to install "Kolab" as overlay - or after upgrading to default/linux/x86/10.0

[Steve]

Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> yes, don't use locate. Also check the symlinks. Reset them with eselect gcc if 
> you have to.
>
> Then try all your emerges with --tree you get a lot more helpfull output. 
> Also, when a dependency is missing revdep-rebuilt loves to fail. You can hunt 
> that down with --tree or just re--emerging the stuff.
>   
Thanks very much, it looks as if "eselect gcc" was where I needed to 
start.  I've had to re-build gcc and then revdep-rebuild worked, and I'm 
working through "emerge -uDNav world" - which seems to be running more 
smoothly.

I was surprised that I managed to get into such a mess so easily... but 
I seem to be back on track now.

Thanks.

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo falling apart for me after either abandoning trying to install "Kolab" as overlay - or after upgrading to default/linux/x86/10.0

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

On Donnerstag 05 November 2009, Steve wrote:
> Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> > yes, don't use locate. Also check the symlinks. Reset them with eselect
> > gcc if you have to.
> >
> > Then try all your emerges with --tree you get a lot more helpfull output.
> > Also, when a dependency is missing revdep-rebuilt loves to fail. You can
> > hunt that down with --tree or just re--emerging the stuff.
> 
> Thanks very much, it looks as if "eselect gcc" was where I needed to
> start.  I've had to re-build gcc and then revdep-rebuild worked, and I'm
> working through "emerge -uDNav world" - which seems to be running more
> smoothly.
> 
> I was surprised that I managed to get into such a mess so easily... but
> I seem to be back on track now.
> 
> Thanks.
> 

depclean can mess up your system. That is one of many good reasons to use the 
buildpkg option. No matter how hosed your system is, with buildpkg you get it 
back into a working state without much trouble.