Re: [gentoo-user] Package removal error [solved]

["Anthony E. Caudel" <tony.caudel@sbcglobal.net>]

Anthony E. Caudel wrote:
> While updating world and after emerging a new version of texinfo, I 
> received the following error when it tried to remove the old version:
>
> ==========================================
> sys-apps/texinfo
>    selected: 4.8-r5
>   protected: 4.11-r1
>     omitted: none
>
> >>> 'Selected' packages are slated for removal.
> >>> 'Protected' and 'omitted' packages will not be removed.
>
> >>> Unmerging sys-apps/texinfo-4.8-r5...
> /var/tmp/binpkgs/sys-apps/texinfo-4.8-r5/temp/environment: line 256: 
> syntax error near unexpected token `('
> /var/tmp/binpkgs/sys-apps/texinfo-4.8-r5/temp/environment: line 256: 
> `            done <<(get_mounts);'
> *
> * ERROR: sys-apps/texinfo-4.8-r5 failed.
> * Call stack:
> *               ebuild.sh, line 1641:  Called die
> * The specific snippet of code:
> *      preprocess_ebuild_env || \
> *              die "error processing environment"
> *  The die message:
> *   error processing environment
> *
> * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call 
> stack if relevant.
> * A complete build log is located at 
> '/var/tmp/binpkgs/sys-apps/texinfo-4.8-r5/temp/build.log'.
> * The ebuild environment file is located at 
> '/var/tmp/binpkgs/sys-apps/texinfo-4.8-r5/temp/environment'.
> *
> !!! FAILED prerm: 1
> * The 'prerm' phase of the 'sys-apps/texinfo-4.8-r5' package has failed
> * with exit value 1. The problem occurred while executing the ebuild
> * located at '/var/db/pkg/sys-apps/texinfo-4.8-r5/texinfo-4.8-r5.ebuild'.
> * If necessary, manually remove the ebuild in order to skip the execution
> * of removal phases.
> ========================================
>
> How do I handle this?  I notice it recommends removing the ebuild but 
> how would that remove the old package?  Should I just wait and re-sync 
> after a while, hoping they fix it.  Nothing in BGO yet.
>
> Tony
>
Found the solution on the forums:

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-681785-highlight-texinfo.html?sid=d9c543c9712a9e6e0ab0e8b2c64d7386

Tony

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