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| author |   Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> | 2021-10-31 21:22:33 +0000 |
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| committer | Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> | 2021-10-31 21:25:05 +0000 |
| commit | c0fc80bac65a65d04ca4ce503c233d238d43d390 (patch) | |
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| parent | 2021-10-30-upgrade-to-net-news_rssguard-4_0: add co-author (diff) | |
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2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable: tweak guidance slightly
Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/809410
Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/699422
Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>
| -rw-r--r-- | 2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable/2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable.en.txt | 15 |
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diff --git a/2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable/2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable.en.txt b/2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable/2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable.en.txt index ccfcddd..63eaaa8 100644 --- a/2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable/2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable.en.txt +++ b/2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable/2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable.en.txt @@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ specific case, it is useful to have a simplified depgraph to ensure that Portage is able to smoothly calculate an upgrade path. +It is also recommended that users do _not_ have +FEATURES="collision-protect" enabled because it is +aggressive in protecting even orphaned files. Instead, +use FEATURES="unmerge-orphans" which is almost identical +in behaviour. + That is, please take the opportunity to fully upgrade your systems now, before the migration occurs, to simplify matters. @@ -55,9 +61,18 @@ libcrypt and libxcrypt first: And then continue the world upgrade with Portage's "--keep-going=y". +If you hit conflicts, please see the wiki page linked below, but +common helpful tips are: +* try more backtracking (e.g. --backtrack=1000) +* try --ignore-built-slot-operator-deps=y temporarily on the world upgrade, +then run a world upgrade again without it. + +Do NOT attempt to unmerge glibc at any point. + For more information or troubleshooting tips, please see: * https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Toolchain/libcrypt_implementation * https://bugs.gentoo.org/699422 +* Reach out to our support channels (https://www.gentoo.org/support/) [0] https://bugs.gentoo.org/802267 [1] https://bugs.gentoo.org/802807 |