Re: [gentoo-user] Heads Up - glibc-2.27 breaks my system

[Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@skynet.be>]

On 02/04/2018 12:21:13 AM, Bill Kenworthy wrote:
> On 04/02/18 01:34, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
> > On 02/03/2018 04:11:33 PM, Marc Joliet wrote:
> >> Am Samstag, 3. Februar 2018, 10:50:53 CET schrieb Helmut Jarausch:
> >> > On 02/03/2018 06:54:06 AM, Dale wrote:
> >> > > While on this topic, I have a question about glibc.  I have it  
> set in
> >> > > make.conf to save the binary packages.  Generally I use it  
> when I
> >> need
> >> > > to go back shortly after a upgrade, usually Firefox or  
> something.
> >> > > However, this package is different since going back a version  
> isn't a
> >> > > good idea.  My question tho, what if one does go back a  
> version using
> >> > > those saved binary packages?  Has anyone ever did it and it  
> work or
> >> > > did
> 
> 1. do another backup
> 2. take your last good binary package and unpack it in the root
> directory - it is an "image" of that package as it sits in the file  
> system.
> 3. rebuild that version of glibc by overiding emerge - comment out  
> "die
> "aborting to save your system" in  
> /usr/portage/eclass/toolchain-glibc.eclass
> 
> I have done this a couple of times with gcc (when manual deletes have
> gone rogue) but it should work with glibc as you have not recompiled  
> any
> new packages.
> 

Many thanks Bil,
Helmut