Re: [gentoo-user] Gcc compiling, is this normal?

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

J. Roeleveld wrote:
> I try to keep the USE-flags out of make.conf as much as possible.
> Some packages have "multislot" where I don't necessarily want it enabled.

It turned into a USE flag nightmare so I used package.use.  Sometimes it
just don't work out since a few packages gets into a world class
wrestling match.  I usually try but don't sweat it.


>
>
> Well, after waiting for it to finish, I get this now:
>
> root@fireball / # genlop -c
>
>  Currently merging 4 out of 4
>
>  * sys-devel/gcc-4.4.7
>
>        current merge time: 6 minutes and 57 seconds.
>        ETA: 17 minutes and 2 seconds.
>
>  Currently merging 4 out of 4
>
>  * sys-devel/gcc-4.4.7
>
>        current merge time: 6 minutes and 58 seconds.
>        ETA: 17 minutes and 1 second.
> root@fireball / #
>
> So there it is compiling the same package version twice, again.  Going
> to kill it since it will sit there and compile for hours if I don't.  I
> also found out I am not the only one having issues doing a ctrl c to
> stop emerge too.  They need some Raid on that problem.
>
> Open to new ideas.
> Just a quick question, are you certain it is doing both simultaneously?
> It could also be a bug in genlop?
>
> I always generate the binary packages, which means I don't actually need
> to keep older GCC-versions. I can always unpack the package using "tar" :)
>
> --
> Joost
>
>
>

I have it set to save a tarball here but I'd have to look up how to
rescue myself if I did screw up.  To answer your question, I decided to
just let the stupid thing sit there and compile.  After a while, I got this:

root@fireball / # genlop -c

 Currently merging 4 out of 4

 * sys-devel/gcc-4.4.7

       current merge time: 25 minutes and 17 seconds.
       ETA: any time now.
root@fireball / # 

So, one of the compiles finished.  That is a improvement at least.  I
just checked again and it is finished with them all and I got this for
the end of emerge:

Total: 4 packages (1 upgrade, 3 reinstalls), Size of downloads: 24 kB

Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] y
>>> Verifying ebuild manifests
>>> Emerging (1 of 4) app-misc/tmux-1.8
>>> Emerging (2 of 4) sys-devel/gcc-4.6.3
>>> Installing (1 of 4) app-misc/tmux-1.8
>>> Installing (2 of 4) sys-devel/gcc-4.6.3
>>> Emerging (3 of 4) sys-devel/gcc-4.5.4
>>> Emerging (4 of 4) sys-devel/gcc-4.4.7
>>> Installing (4 of 4) sys-devel/gcc-4.4.7
>>> Installing (3 of 4) sys-devel/gcc-4.5.4
>>> Jobs: 4 of 4 complete                           Load avg: 7.6, 13.4,
14.7
>>> Auto-cleaning packages...

>>> No outdated packages were found on your system.

 * Regenerating GNU info directory index...
 * Processed 7 info files.
 * After world updates, it is important to remove obsolete packages with
 * emerge --depclean. Refer to `man emerge` for more information.
root@fireball / #

I'm going to say this tho, it did not have time to compile the last gcc
even tho I'm sure it did.  Your mention of a genlop error may be right. 
I bet genlop is reporting the wrong version on one of them somehow. 

To add this in case I didn't mention it.  One time before, gcc compiled
for like 5 or 6 hours while I took a nap.  I can compile LOo several
times in that time frame.  Gcc never takes more than 30 minutes or so,
usually around 20 or so.  I have a 4 core CPU running at I think 3.2Ghz
and 16Gbs of ram with portages work directory on tmpfs.

This is weird.  May look into a genlop change, up to a unstable one or
back to a older version.  See if that helps.  Got to figure out how to
force a upgrade tho.  ;-)

Thanks.  At least I seem to have a clean upgrade now. 

Dale

:-)  :-) 

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