[SOLVE] HELP! merge-usr failure

[Ja.KooLit]

So I was going through news items and I came accross with the merge-usr

Luckily, this is only a back-up installation

Anyway, I have done what wiki have stated

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Merge-usr

What I have done

added split-usr in /etc/portage/profile/use.mask
added
UNINSTALL_IGNORE="split-usr" in make.conf

switch to su

and ran emerge -avDuN @world

after some package

>>> Failed to emerge app-arch/xz-utils-5.4.1

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Gen2-Plasma /home/ja # emerge -uDN @world

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies            ... done!
Dependency resolution took 9.53 s.

[ebuild   R    ] sys-apps/baselayout-2.13-r1::gentoo  USE="-build (-split-usr*)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] dev-libs/lzo-2.10:2::gentoo  USE="-examples (-split-usr*) -static-libs" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] net-libs/libnftnl-1.2.4:0/11::gentoo  USE="-examples (-split-usr*) -static-libs -test -verify-sig" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] app-arch/xz-utils-5.4.1::gentoo  USE="extra-filters nls (-split-usr*) -static-libs -verify-sig" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 2,470 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] net-libs/libtirpc-1.3.3:0/3::gentoo  USE="-kerberos (-split-usr*) -static-libs" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 559 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] app-arch/bzip2-1.0.8-r4:0/1::gentoo  USE="(-split-usr*) -static -static-libs -verify-sig" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 792 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] app-alternatives/bzip2-1::gentoo  USE="reference -lbzip2 -pbzip2 (-split-usr*)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] app-alternatives/gzip-0::gentoo  USE="reference -pigz (-split-usr*)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] app-alternatives/cpio-0::gentoo  USE="gnu -libarchive (-split-usr*)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] app-alternatives/awk-4::gentoo  USE="gawk -busybox -mawk -nawk (-split-usr*)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-libs/zlib-1.2.13-r1:0/1::gentoo  USE="minizip (-split-usr*) -static-libs -verify-sig" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-apps/attr-2.5.1-r2::gentoo  USE="nls -debug (-split-usr*) -static-libs" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 311 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-libs/libxcrypt-4.4.33:0/1::gentoo  USE="(compat) (system) -headers-only (-split-usr*) -static-libs -test" ABI_X86="32 (64) (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] app-arch/zstd-1.5.4-r2:0/1::gentoo  USE="lzma zlib -lz4 (-split-usr*) -static-libs -test" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-apps/acl-2.3.1-r1::gentoo  USE="nls (-split-usr*) -static-libs" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 348 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-apps/coreutils-9.1-r2::gentoo  USE="acl nls openssl xattr -caps -gmp -hostname -kill -multicall (-selinux) (-split-usr*) -static -test -vanilla -verify-sig" 5,585 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-libs/ncurses-6.4:0/6::gentoo  USE="cxx gpm stack-realign (tinfo) -ada -debug -doc -minimal -profile (-split-usr*) -static-libs -test -trace -verify-sig" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-libs/pam-1.5.2-r3::gentoo  USE="filecaps -audit -berkdb -debug -nis (-selinux) (-split-usr*)" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-libs/libcap-2.67::gentoo  USE="pam (-split-usr*) -static-libs -tools" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-libs/readline-8.2_p1:0/8::gentoo  USE="(unicode) (-split-usr*) -static-libs -utils -verify-sig" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-libs/gpm-1.20.7-r5::gentoo  USE="(-selinux) (-split-usr*)" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 812 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] dev-libs/libpcre2-10.42-r1:0/3::gentoo  USE="bzip2 jit pcre16 readline unicode zlib -libedit -pcre32 (-split-usr*) -static-libs -verify-sig" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-apps/util-linux-2.38.1-r2::gentoo  USE="cramfs hardlink logger ncurses nls pam readline su suid systemd udev (unicode) -audit -build -caps -cryptsetup -fdformat -kill -magic -python (-rtas) (-selinux) -slang (-split-usr*) -static-libs -test -tty-helpers -verify-sig" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_10 -python3_9 -python3_11" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-apps/systemd-252.5:0/2::gentoo  USE="acl apparmor dns-over-tls gcrypt kmod lz4 openssl pam pcre (policykit) resolvconf seccomp sysv-utils zstd -audit -cgroup-hybrid -cryptsetup -curl -elfutils -fido2 -gnuefi -gnutls -homed -http -idn -importd -iptables -lzma -pkcs11 -pwquality -qrcode (-selinux) (-split-usr*) -test -tpm -vanilla -xkb" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.47.0::gentoo  USE="fuse nls tools -cron (-split-usr*) -static-libs -test" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-process/audit-3.0.9-r1::gentoo  USE="-gssapi -ldap -python (-split-usr*) -static-libs -test" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_10 -python3_9 -python3_11" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] dev-libs/libpcre-8.45-r1:3::gentoo  USE="bzip2 cxx jit readline (unicode) zlib -libedit -pcre16 -pcre32 (-split-usr*) -static-libs" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] dev-libs/libusb-1.0.26:1::gentoo  USE="udev -debug -doc -examples (-split-usr*) -static-libs -test" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 606 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-apps/iproute2-6.1.0-r1::gentoo  USE="-atm -berkdb -bpf -caps -elf -iptables -libbsd -minimal -nfs (-selinux) (-split-usr*)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-process/procps-3.3.17-r1:0/8::gentoo  USE="kill ncurses nls systemd (unicode) (-elogind) -modern-top (-selinux) (-split-usr*) -static-libs -test" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 985 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-apps/shadow-4.13-r1:0/4::gentoo  USE="acl nls pam xattr -audit -bcrypt -cracklib (-selinux) -skey (-split-usr*) -su -verify-sig" 1,722 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] net-firewall/iptables-1.8.9:0/1.8.3::gentoo  USE="nftables -conntrack -netlink -pcap (-split-usr*) -static-libs" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] app-alternatives/tar-0::gentoo  USE="gnu -libarchive (-split-usr*)" 0 KiB

Total: 33 packages (33 reinstalls), Size of downloads: 14,186 KiB

Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No]
>>> Verifying ebuild manifests
>>> Running pre-merge checks for sys-libs/libxcrypt-4.4.33
>>> Running pre-merge checks for sys-libs/gpm-1.20.7-r5
 * Determining the location of the kernel source code
 * Found kernel source directory:
 *     /usr/src/linux
 * Found sources for kernel version:
 *     6.1.12-gentoo-Ja-SyS
 * Checking for suitable kernel configuration options ...                                                     [ ok ]
>>> Running pre-merge checks for sys-apps/util-linux-2.38.1-r2
>>> Running pre-merge checks for sys-apps/systemd-252.5
 * Determining the location of the kernel source code
 * Found kernel source directory:
 *     /usr/src/linux
 * Found sources for kernel version:
 *     6.1.12-gentoo-Ja-SyS
 * Checking for suitable kernel configuration options ...                                                     [ ok ]
>>> Emerging (1 of 33) sys-apps/baselayout-2.13-r1::gentoo
>>> Emerging (2 of 33) dev-libs/lzo-2.10::gentoo
>>> Emerging (3 of 33) net-libs/libnftnl-1.2.4::gentoo
>>> Emerging (4 of 33) app-arch/bzip2-1.0.8-r4::gentoo
>>> Emerging (5 of 33) app-alternatives/gzip-0::gentoo
>>> Installing (3 of 33) net-libs/libnftnl-1.2.4::gentoo
>>> Installing (1 of 33) sys-apps/baselayout-2.13-r1::gentoo
>>> Installing (5 of 33) app-alternatives/gzip-0::gentoo
>>> Installing (4 of 33) app-arch/bzip2-1.0.8-r4::gentoo
>>> Installing (2 of 33) dev-libs/lzo-2.10::gentoo
>>> Emerging (6 of 33) app-arch/xz-utils-5.4.1::gentoo
>>> Failed to emerge app-arch/xz-utils-5.4.1
>>> Jobs: 5 of 33 complete, 1 failed                Load avg: 4.11, 2.36, 1.17

 * Messages for package sys-apps/baselayout-2.13-r1:
 * Log file: /var/log/portage/sys-apps:baselayout-2.13-r1:20230216-091012.log

 * After updating /etc/profile, please run
 * env-update && . /etc/profile
 * Please run env-update then log out and back in to
 * update your path.

 * Messages for package app-arch/xz-utils-5.4.1:


 * GNU info directory index is up-to-date.

 * IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/hosts' needs updating.
 * See the CONFIGURATION FILES and CONFIGURATION FILES UPDATE TOOLS
 * sections of the emerge man page to learn how to update config files.
 * After world updates, it is important to remove obsolete packages with
 * emerge --depclean. Refer to `man emerge` for more information.
Gen2-Plasma /home/ja #

re-ran emerge -avDuN @world again

same thing.

I did env-update && . /etc/profile
log out and log in.

I cannot log in as root with command su

I can however switch to sudo su

after sudo su re-ran emerge avDUN @world

then here is the error

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Gen2-Plasma /home/ja # emerge -avDuN @world

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies  ... done!
Dependency resolution took 9.61 s.

[ebuild   R    ] app-arch/xz-utils-5.4.1::gentoo  USE="extra-filters nls (-split-usr*) -static-libs -verify-sig" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] net-libs/libtirpc-1.3.3:0/3::gentoo  USE="-kerberos (-split-usr*) -static-libs" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] app-alternatives/bzip2-1::gentoo  USE="reference -lbzip2 -pbzip2 (-split-usr*)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] app-alternatives/cpio-0::gentoo  USE="gnu -libarchive (-split-usr*)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] app-alternatives/awk-4::gentoo  USE="gawk -busybox -mawk -nawk (-split-usr*)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-libs/zlib-1.2.13-r1:0/1::gentoo  USE="minizip (-split-usr*) -static-libs -verify-sig" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-apps/attr-2.5.1-r2::gentoo  USE="nls -debug (-split-usr*) -static-libs" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-libs/libxcrypt-4.4.33:0/1::gentoo  USE="(compat) (system) -headers-only (-split-usr*) -static-libs -test" ABI_X86="32 (64) (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] app-arch/zstd-1.5.4-r2:0/1::gentoo  USE="lzma zlib -lz4 (-split-usr*) -static-libs -test" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-apps/acl-2.3.1-r1::gentoo  USE="nls (-split-usr*) -static-libs" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-apps/coreutils-9.1-r2::gentoo  USE="acl nls openssl xattr -caps -gmp -hostname -kill -multicall (-selinux) (-split-usr*) -static -test -vanilla -verify-sig" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-libs/ncurses-6.4:0/6::gentoo  USE="cxx gpm stack-realign (tinfo) -ada -debug -doc -minimal -profile (-split-usr*) -static-libs -test -trace -verify-sig" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-libs/pam-1.5.2-r3::gentoo  USE="filecaps -audit -berkdb -debug -nis (-selinux) (-split-usr*)" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-libs/libcap-2.67::gentoo  USE="pam (-split-usr*) -static-libs -tools" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-libs/readline-8.2_p1:0/8::gentoo  USE="(unicode) (-split-usr*) -static-libs -utils -verify-sig" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-libs/gpm-1.20.7-r5::gentoo  USE="(-selinux) (-split-usr*)" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] dev-libs/libpcre2-10.42-r1:0/3::gentoo  USE="bzip2 jit pcre16 readline unicode zlib -libedit -pcre32 (-split-usr*) -static-libs -verify-sig" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-apps/util-linux-2.38.1-r2::gentoo  USE="cramfs hardlink logger ncurses nls pam readline su suid systemd udev (unicode) -audit -build -caps -cryptsetup -fdformat -kill -magic -python (-rtas) (-selinux) -slang (-split-usr*) -static-libs -test -tty-helpers -verify-sig" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_10 -python3_9 -python3_11" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-apps/systemd-252.5:0/2::gentoo  USE="acl apparmor dns-over-tls gcrypt kmod lz4 openssl pam pcre (policykit) resolvconf seccomp sysv-utils zstd -audit -cgroup-hybrid -cryptsetup -curl -elfutils -fido2 -gnuefi -gnutls -homed -http -idn -importd -iptables -lzma -pkcs11 -pwquality -qrcode (-selinux) (-split-usr*) -test -tpm -vanilla -xkb" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.47.0::gentoo  USE="fuse nls tools -cron (-split-usr*) -static-libs -test" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-process/audit-3.0.9-r1::gentoo  USE="-gssapi -ldap -python (-split-usr*) -static-libs -test" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_10 -python3_9 -python3_11" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] dev-libs/libpcre-8.45-r1:3::gentoo  USE="bzip2 cxx jit readline (unicode) zlib -libedit -pcre16 -pcre32 (-split-usr*) -static-libs" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] dev-libs/libusb-1.0.26:1::gentoo  USE="udev -debug -doc -examples (-split-usr*) -static-libs -test" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-apps/iproute2-6.1.0-r1::gentoo  USE="-atm -berkdb -bpf -caps -elf -iptables -libbsd -minimal -nfs (-selinux) (-split-usr*)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-process/procps-3.3.17-r1:0/8::gentoo  USE="kill ncurses nls systemd (unicode) (-elogind) -modern-top (-selinux) (-split-usr*) -static-libs -test" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] sys-apps/shadow-4.13-r1:0/4::gentoo  USE="acl nls pam xattr -audit -bcrypt -cracklib (-selinux) -skey (-split-usr*) -su -verify-sig" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] net-firewall/iptables-1.8.9:0/1.8.3::gentoo  USE="nftables -conntrack -netlink -pcap (-split-usr*) -static-libs" 0 KiB
[ebuild   R    ] app-alternatives/tar-0::gentoo  USE="gnu -libarchive (-split-usr*)" 0 KiB

Total: 28 packages (28 reinstalls), Size of downloads: 0 KiB

Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No]
>>> Verifying ebuild manifests
>>> Running pre-merge checks for sys-libs/libxcrypt-4.4.33
/usr/bin/env: ‘bash’: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/env: ‘bash’: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/env: ‘bash’: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/env: ‘bash’: No such file or directory
>>> Failed to emerge sys-libs/libxcrypt-4.4.33, Log file:
>>>  '/var/log/portage/sys-libs:libxcrypt-4.4.33:20230216-091235.log'
>>> Running pre-merge checks for sys-libs/gpm-1.20.7-r5
/usr/bin/env: ‘bash’: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/env: ‘bash’: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/env: ‘bash’: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/env: ‘bash’: No such file or directory
>>> Failed to emerge sys-libs/gpm-1.20.7-r5, Log file:
>>>  '/var/log/portage/sys-libs:gpm-1.20.7-r5:20230216-091235.log'
>>> Running pre-merge checks for sys-apps/util-linux-2.38.1-r2
/usr/bin/env: ‘bash’: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/env: ‘bash’: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/env: ‘bash’: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/env: ‘bash’: No such file or directory
>>> Failed to emerge sys-apps/util-linux-2.38.1-r2, Log file:
>>>  '/var/log/portage/sys-apps:util-linux-2.38.1-r2:20230216-091235.log'
>>> Running pre-merge checks for sys-apps/systemd-252.5
/usr/bin/env: ‘bash’: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/env: ‘bash’: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/env: ‘bash’: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/env: ‘bash’: No such file or directory
>>> Failed to emerge sys-apps/systemd-252.5, Log file:
>>>  '/var/log/portage/sys-apps:systemd-252.5:20230216-091235.log'

 * Messages for package sys-libs/libxcrypt-4.4.33:
 * Log file: /var/log/portage/sys-libs:libxcrypt-4.4.33:20230216-091235.log

 * The ebuild phase 'pretend' has exited unexpectedly. This type of
 * behavior is known to be triggered by things such as failed variable
 * assignments (bug #190128) or bad substitution errors (bug #200313).
 * Normally, before exiting, bash should have displayed an error message
 * above. If bash did not produce an error message above, it's possible
 * that the ebuild has called `exit` when it should have called `die`
 * instead. This behavior may also be triggered by a corrupt bash binary or
 * a hardware problem such as memory or cpu malfunction. If the problem is
 * not reproducible or it appears to occur randomly, then it is likely to
 * be triggered by a hardware problem. If you suspect a hardware problem
 * then you should try some basic hardware diagnostics such as memtest.
 * Please do not report this as a bug unless it is consistently
 * reproducible and you are sure that your bash binary and hardware are
 * functioning properly.

 * Messages for package sys-libs/gpm-1.20.7-r5:
 * Log file: /var/log/portage/sys-libs:gpm-1.20.7-r5:20230216-091235.log

 * The ebuild phase 'pretend' has exited unexpectedly. This type of
 * behavior is known to be triggered by things such as failed variable
 * assignments (bug #190128) or bad substitution errors (bug #200313).
 * Normally, before exiting, bash should have displayed an error message
 * above. If bash did not produce an error message above, it's possible
 * that the ebuild has called `exit` when it should have called `die`
 * instead. This behavior may also be triggered by a corrupt bash binary or
 * a hardware problem such as memory or cpu malfunction. If the problem is
 * not reproducible or it appears to occur randomly, then it is likely to
 * be triggered by a hardware problem. If you suspect a hardware problem
 * then you should try some basic hardware diagnostics such as memtest.
 * Please do not report this as a bug unless it is consistently
 * reproducible and you are sure that your bash binary and hardware are
 * functioning properly.

 * Messages for package sys-apps/util-linux-2.38.1-r2:
 * Log file: /var/log/portage/sys-apps:util-linux-2.38.1-r2:20230216-091235.log

 * The ebuild phase 'pretend' has exited unexpectedly. This type of
 * behavior is known to be triggered by things such as failed variable
 * assignments (bug #190128) or bad substitution errors (bug #200313).
 * Normally, before exiting, bash should have displayed an error message
 * above. If bash did not produce an error message above, it's possible
 * that the ebuild has called `exit` when it should have called `die`
 * instead. This behavior may also be triggered by a corrupt bash binary or
 * a hardware problem such as memory or cpu malfunction. If the problem is
 * not reproducible or it appears to occur randomly, then it is likely to
 * be triggered by a hardware problem. If you suspect a hardware problem
 * then you should try some basic hardware diagnostics such as memtest.
 * Please do not report this as a bug unless it is consistently
 * reproducible and you are sure that your bash binary and hardware are
 * functioning properly.

 * Messages for package sys-apps/systemd-252.5:
 * Log file: /var/log/portage/sys-apps:systemd-252.5:20230216-091235.log

 * The ebuild phase 'pretend' has exited unexpectedly. This type of
 * behavior is known to be triggered by things such as failed variable
 * assignments (bug #190128) or bad substitution errors (bug #200313).
 * Normally, before exiting, bash should have displayed an error message
 * above. If bash did not produce an error message above, it's possible
 * that the ebuild has called `exit` when it should have called `die`
 * instead. This behavior may also be triggered by a corrupt bash binary or
 * a hardware problem such as memory or cpu malfunction. If the problem is
 * not reproducible or it appears to occur randomly, then it is likely to
 * be triggered by a hardware problem. If you suspect a hardware problem
 * then you should try some basic hardware diagnostics such as memtest.
 * Please do not report this as a bug unless it is consistently
 * reproducible and you are sure that your bash binary and hardware are
 * functioning properly.
 *
 * The following 4 packages have failed to build, install, or execute
 * postinst:
 *
 *  (sys-libs/libxcrypt-4.4.33:0/1::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge), Log file:
 *   '/var/log/portage/sys-libs:libxcrypt-4.4.33:20230216-091235.log'
 *  (sys-libs/gpm-1.20.7-r5:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge), Log file:
 *   '/var/log/portage/sys-libs:gpm-1.20.7-r5:20230216-091235.log'
 *  (sys-apps/util-linux-2.38.1-r2:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge), Log file:
 *   '/var/log/portage/sys-apps:util-linux-2.38.1-r2:20230216-091235.log'
 *  (sys-apps/systemd-252.5:0/2::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge), Log file:
 *   '/var/log/portage/sys-apps:systemd-252.5:20230216-091235.log'
 *
Gen2-Plasma /home/ja #

and now... seems I cant install anything......what can I do?

TIA

heres the merge-usr --dryrun

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ja@Gen2-Plasma ~ $ merge-usr --dryrun
INFO: Migrating files from '/bin' to '/usr/bin'
INFO: Skipping symlink '/bin/awk'; '/usr/bin/awk' already exists
INFO: No problems found for '/bin'
INFO: Migrating files from '/sbin' to '/usr/bin'
INFO: No problems found for '/sbin'
INFO: Migrating files from '/usr/sbin' to '/usr/bin'
INFO: No problems found for '/usr/sbin'
INFO: Migrating files from '/lib' to '/usr/lib'
INFO: No problems found for '/lib'
INFO: Migrating files from '/lib64' to '/usr/lib64'
INFO: No problems found for '/lib64'
ja@Gen2-Plasma ~ $ 

[ulenrich]

So you missed to set a merged-usr profile, what is hinted for the advanced user may consider

Note that advanced users do not strictly need to use the merged-usr profiles and can instead mask split-usr in /etc/portage/profile/use.mask and set the same UNINSTALL_IGNORE value from the profiles in /etc/portage/make.conf.

despite you noting "Gentoo Newbie" below every of your posts? You don't have shortage of courage, considering me myself not fully an advanced user of Gentoo after a decade.

Perhaps you directly can login as root in a non-graphical terminal and try further on.

[Ja.KooLit]

So you missed to set a merged-usr profile, what is hinted for the advanced user may consider

Note that advanced users do not strictly need to use the merged-usr profiles and can instead mask split-usr in /etc/portage/profile/use.mask and set the same UNINSTALL_IGNORE value from the profiles in /etc/portage/make.conf.

despite you noting "Gentoo Newbie" below every of your posts? You don't have shortage of courage, considering me myself not fully an advanced user of Gentoo after a decade.

Perhaps you directly can login as root in a non-graphical terminal and try further on.

Thanks... sorry about the Gentoo Newbie. It was part of my signature that I placed when I created my account

anyway, I re-read instructions again from wiki.. and I believe I know where the issue is... I forgot this part

The script may then be run without options as root to perform the actual migration.

silly me.....

I will redo again once I am in my system

thanks

[Ja.KooLit]

As I thought the most important part of the wiki that I have missed is to run the actual command

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root #merge-usr

after the

user $merge-usr --dryrun

now its fine..

[ulenrich]

So, for a slightly complex wiki recipe, don't assume without reread that you have done it correctly.

[Leo3418]

While I'm glad to hear that your problem has been solved, I think it's worth mentioning that it's weird to have

added
UNINSTALL_IGNORE="split-usr" in make.conf

UNINSTALL_IGNORE is for a list of paths that Portage should not delete when it is uninstalling a package. Adding 'split-usr' to UNINSTALL_IGNORE is not supposed to have any usefulness because few packages actually install any file called 'split-usr'. Though adding 'split-usr' to UNINSTALL_IGNORE should not have any negative impact either (unless in very rare, very special edge cases). Edit: Ignore the sentence in tiny font (sorry, I don't know how to add a strikethrough in a forum message ). Actually, setting UNINSTALL_IGNORE="split-usr" is not correct at all because it overrides the default UNINSTALL_IGNORE value, which may break things. You should remove it from your make.conf.

For more details on UNINSTALL_IGNORE, please read the make.conf(5) manual page.

I guess you did this after reading the following text on the merge-usr wiki page:

Note that advanced users do not strictly need to use the merged-usr profiles and can instead mask split-usr in /etc/portage/profile/use.mask and set the same UNINSTALL_IGNORE value from the profiles in /etc/portage/make.conf.

Here, "the same UNINSTALL_IGNORE value from the profiles" does not refer to 'split-usr'. Instead, it refers to the UNINSTALL_IGNORE value that all merged-usr profiles have in common, which is not 'split-usr'; the actual, correct value being referred to is declared in https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.g ... e.defaults.

P.S. I have updated the wiki page to avoid any potential confusion from other users in the future.

[Ja.KooLit]

So, for a slightly complex wiki recipe, don't assume without reread that you have done it correctly.

whats with the attitude? My previous you were bothered about calling myself newbie in every post I made? without even thinking that it was part of the "signature"

nvr mind... its not like you help at all anyway

[Ja.KooLit]

While I'm glad to hear that your problem has been solved, I think it's worth mentioning that it's weird to have

added
UNINSTALL_IGNORE="split-usr" in make.conf

UNINSTALL_IGNORE is for a list of paths that Portage should not delete when it is uninstalling a package. Adding 'split-usr' to UNINSTALL_IGNORE is not supposed to have any usefulness because few packages actually install any file called 'split-usr'. Though adding 'split-usr' to UNINSTALL_IGNORE should not have any negative impact either (unless in very rare, very special edge cases). Edit: Ignore the sentence in tiny font (sorry, I don't know how to add a strikethrough in a forum message ). Actually, setting UNINSTALL_IGNORE="split-usr" is not correct at all because it overrides the default UNINSTALL_IGNORE value, which may break things. You should remove it from your make.conf.

For more details on UNINSTALL_IGNORE, please read the make.conf(5) manual page.

I guess you did this after reading the following text on the merge-usr wiki page:

Note that advanced users do not strictly need to use the merged-usr profiles and can instead mask split-usr in /etc/portage/profile/use.mask and set the same UNINSTALL_IGNORE value from the profiles in /etc/portage/make.conf.

Here, "the same UNINSTALL_IGNORE value from the profiles" does not refer to 'split-usr'. Instead, it refers to the UNINSTALL_IGNORE value that all merged-usr profiles have in common, which is not 'split-usr'; the actual, correct value being referred to is declared in https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.g ... e.defaults.

P.S. I have updated the wiki page to avoid any potential confusion from other users in the future.

yep you were absolutely right! And I am actually glad that I did mistake in an image I made from my system.

But hey, mistakes are part of growing...And Im glad that Ive experienced that so I gotta be more careful going through wiki

I believe one of the reason is the user $ merged-usr --dryrun was highlighted but not the # merged-usr. It was only stated in text

[grknight]

I believe one of the reason is the user $ merged-usr --dryrun was highlighted but not the # merged-usr. It was only stated in text

I've made a further change to clarify this.
Please note that wiki pages are meant to be read in between the commands for reasonings and when to and not to run a command.
The text bits are just as important.

[Ja.KooLit]

I believe one of the reason is the user $ merged-usr --dryrun was highlighted but not the # merged-usr. It was only stated in text

I've made a further change to clarify this.
Please note that wiki pages are meant to be read in between the commands for reasonings and when to and not to run a command.
The text bits are just as important.

thanks alot. Got to be honest that I have not gone through and not paid attention much to in between text. I have learned that now.

Saw the page, and it is more clear now specially the command to carry out before changing profile and actual upgrade.