Re: [gentoo-user] dev-lang/python-2.3.6-r2 (is blocking app-admin/python-updater-0.5

[Dale <dalek1967@bellsouth.net>]

Mark Knecht wrote:
> As part of emerge -DuN system portage appears to first make me remove
> python by hand. Is this safe?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
> dragonfly ~ # emerge -pvDuN -1 python-updater
>
> These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
>
> Calculating dependencies... done!
> [ebuild     U ] app-admin/python-updater-0.5 [0.2] 6 kB
> [ebuild     U ] sys-devel/autoconf-2.61-r2 [2.61-r1] USE="-emacs" 0 kB
> [ebuild     U ] perl-core/Test-Harness-3.10 [2.64] 173 kB
> [ebuild  NS   ] dev-lang/python-2.5.2-r5  USE="berkdb gdbm ipv6
> ncurses readline ssl threads tk -bootstrap -build -doc -examples
> -sqlite -ucs2 -wininst" 9,597 kB
> [ebuild     U ] net-misc/rsync-3.0.2 [2.6.9-r6] USE="acl iconv%* ipv6
> -static -xattr% -xinetd" 748 kB
> [blocks B     ] <dev-lang/python-2.3.6-r2 (is blocking
> app-admin/python-updater-0.5, app-admin/python-updater-0.2)
>
> Total: 5 packages (4 upgrades, 1 in new slot, 1 block), Size of
> downloads: 10,523 kB
> dragonfly ~ #
>
>
>   

No!  Not until you get a working version installed.  Portage needs 
python.  Someone correct me if I misstep here:

emerge the new python, run the python updater and let it emerge whatever 
packages it needs to rebuild, check to make sure nothing still needs the 
old version and then you can unmerge the old one.

I think that is the correct way.

It is also safer to keep a spare copy of some things around in case you 
mess up to.  man make-conf and look for buildsyspkg.

Dale

:-)  :-)