Major Problem. Portage = broken.

[Neech]

On my media center computer portage broke. I since reinstalled the system as knoppmyth to save some time.

However on my main linux box ( webserver, router etc ) I just got the very same problem !

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linux root # emerge dnsmasq [<- anything, doesn't matter, even sync]
Calculating dependencies ...done!
>>> emerge (1 of 1) net-dns/dnsmasq-2.16 to /
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/emerge", line 2991, in ?
    mydepgraph.merge(mydepgraph.altlist())
  File "/usr/bin/emerge", line 1831, in merge
    retval=portage.doebuild(y,"clean",myroot,self.pkgsettings,edebug,cleanup=1)
  File "/usr/lib/portage/pym/portage.py", line 2462, in doebuild
    return spawn(EBUILD_SH_BINARY+" "+mydo,mysettings,debug=debug,free=1,logfile=logfile)
  File "/usr/lib/portage/pym/portage.py", line 1507, in spawn
    return portage_exec.spawn_bash(mystring,env=env,**keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/portage/pym/portage_exec.py", line 44, in spawn_bash
    return spawn(args,env=env,opt_name=opt_name,**keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/portage/pym/portage_exec.py", line 167, in spawn
    raise str(e)+":\n   "+myc+" "+string.join(myargs)
execve() arg 3 contains a non-string value:
   /bin/bash [dnsmasq-2.16] bash -c /usr/lib/portage/bin/ebuild.sh clean

I have no idea what it should try. I tried to go back to older make.profiles and everything. Is there any way to fix this or at least a clue what might be causing this ?

[scootersmk]

I would first emerge sync to make sure you have the most recent ebuild, and then if you are still having the same problem go to bugs.gentoo.org. Look to see if there is an existing bug for this issue, if there isn't then submitt a new bug.

I have successfully emerged both dnsmasq version 2.15 and 2.16. Also check you make.conf for errors. And be sure to paste the output of "emerge info" when you create your bug.

Hope that helps

-Scott

[paladin-zero]

I would first emerge sync

Did you read his post?

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linux root # emerge dnsmasq [<- anything, doesn't matter, even sync]

[gentoo_lan]

You might try to get a portage rescue tarball and install it to see if it fixes your problem.

[scootersmk]

my bad...

[TrueDFX]

Summary:
"I can't do anything, even emerge sync"
"First, emerge sync"
"Did you even read his post?"
"Yes, I did. You piss me off and I won't bother to explain myself. Don't post if you have a problem with my posts."
Does anything seem wrong to anyone else here?

And on topic: if the rescue tarball doesn't work, what's the exact output that you get when trying to sync?

[scootersmk]

Happy Holidays!

[TrueDFX]

paladin-zero and I may not have been exceptionally polite, but he (I can't speak for myself) certainly wasn't rude. You, on the other hand, either were sarcastic and rude or (IMHO) greatly overreacting in your reply to his post. If you weren't sarcastic, then please try to see that nobody faults you for helping. There's nothing wrong with that. paladin-zero merely pointed out a problem in your advice, that's all. And if you feel my reply to your post was rude, I'll delete that part of it if you want.

[paladin-zero]

And I'll submit that it would have been better if I had said "you overlooked this line..." I didnt mean to be rude, just brief. There is a lot of information to parse in these forums.

[swimmer]

WOW!!!

I am impressed of the reactions of TrueDFX and paladin-zero!!!
Time to shake hands scootersmk and stay peaceful

Nice people here ...

Have fun
swimmer

[Neech]

Thanks for all the help ! I Unfortunatly emerge sync didn't execute either. I fixed it by rsyncing another computers /usr/portage dir to this machine

[Kabuto]

Did you happen to try deleteing /usr/portage/* and then emerge sync?

[Neech]

no i didn't. that sounds dangerous, because the make.profile link points there ?

[Chaosite]

no i didn't. that sounds dangerous, because the make.profile link points there ?

Nah, its prefectly safe.

emerge sync doesn't need a profile.