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author | Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> | 2021-10-13 01:29:17 +0100 |
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committer | Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> | 2021-10-13 01:29:38 +0100 |
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2021-09-29-possible-failure-to-preserve-libraries: clarify world upgrade
Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>
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diff --git a/2021-09-29-possible-failure-to-preserve-libraries/2021-09-29-possible-failure-to-preserve-libraries.en.txt b/2021-09-29-possible-failure-to-preserve-libraries/2021-09-29-possible-failure-to-preserve-libraries.en.txt index cfff106..7154bc4 100644 --- a/2021-09-29-possible-failure-to-preserve-libraries/2021-09-29-possible-failure-to-preserve-libraries.en.txt +++ b/2021-09-29-possible-failure-to-preserve-libraries/2021-09-29-possible-failure-to-preserve-libraries.en.txt @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Fixing a broken system is not always straightforward. It is strongly recommended to take a backup of your full system before proceeding, as well as a copy of /var/db/pkg (the VDB): -1. A tool has been developed [5] to attempt to fix the consistency +Step 1. A tool has been developed [5] to attempt to fix the consistency of the Portage database. Using this tool to modify the VDB is NOT mandatory (read the full news item before proceeding) - you can skip to Step 2 if you wish, but fixing the integrity of the VDB @@ -72,23 +72,28 @@ as well as a copy of /var/db/pkg (the VDB): # into your real /var/db/pkg/ directory tree. ``` -2. Attempt to rebuild the affected packages, first upgrading +Step 2. Attempt to rebuild the affected packages, first upgrading app-misc/pax-utils to the latest version: ``` $ emerge --ask --verbose --oneshot ">=app-misc/pax-utils-1.3.3" $ emerge --ask --verbose --oneshot --usepkg=n $(grep -v '#' broken_vdb_packages) ``` -Given that there are possible other side-effects of the corruption/bug, -it is strongly recommended that if any corruption is detected, all -packages on the system should be rebuilt, after following the above -steps: -``` -$ emerge --ask --emptytree --usepkg=n @world -``` + It's possible that the relevant versions have disappeared from the tree, so + if the emerge command fails, please attempt a normal world upgrade. + +Step 3. Given that there are possible other side-effects of the corruption/bug, + it is strongly recommended that if any corruption is detected, all + packages on the system should be rebuilt, after following the above + steps: + ``` + $ emerge --ask --emptytree --usepkg=n @world + ``` + + Note that binary packages may need to be discarded given they may + contain corrupt metadata. -Note that binary packages may need to be discarded given they may -contain corrupt metadata. + If no libraries were broken, it is likely safe to skip this step. Please see the wiki [0] for a full description of the background of this problem and handling corner cases such as e.g. already |