Hello. I've installed Gentoo linux on a ppc64 system (Sony PS3) using the 64bit userland and everything went fine.
Now I'm trying to understand how portage works and having some trouble with it. The issue is as follows:
When I first booted up the system portage notified me there was an update available - I did "emerge portage" and it began compiling stuff. Unluckily, it upgraded python aswell (from 2.5 to 3.1) and after installing it the system told me it would be unwise to use python3 as some modules were not ported yet and stick with python2 (what's the point installing it in the first place, then?!) - but anyways. Now "emerge portage" gives me this:
Code:
localhost ~ # emerge portage
Calculating dependencies... done!
>>> Verifying ebuild manifests
>>> Emerging (1 of 1) sys-apps/portage-2.1.7.16
* portage-2.1.7.16.patch.bz2 RMD160 SHA1 SHA256 size ;-) ... [ ok ]
* portage-2.1.7.tar.bz2 RMD160 SHA1 SHA256 size ;-) ... [ ok ]
* checking ebuild checksums ;-) ... [ ok ]
* checking auxfile checksums ;-) ... [ ok ]
* checking miscfile checksums ;-) ... [ ok ]
* Attempting to select a compatible default python interpreter
* Unable to select a compatible default python interpreter!
*
* ERROR: sys-apps/portage-2.1.7.16 failed.
* Call stack:
* ebuild.sh, line 49: Called pkg_setup
* portage-2.1.7.16.ebuild, line 92: Called die
* The specific snippet of code:
* die "This version of portage requires at least python-2.6 to be selected as the default python interpreter (see \`eselect python --help\`)."
* The die message:
* This version of portage requires at least python-2.6 to be selected as the default python interpreter (see `eselect python --help`).
*
* If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
* A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/portage-2.1.7.16/temp/build.log'.
* The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/portage-2.1.7.16/temp/die.env'.
*
>>> Failed to emerge sys-apps/portage-2.1.7.16, Log file:
>>> '/var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/portage-2.1.7.16/temp/build.log'
* Messages for package sys-apps/portage-2.1.7.16:
* Attempting to select a compatible default python interpreter
* Unable to select a compatible default python interpreter!
*
* ERROR: sys-apps/portage-2.1.7.16 failed.
* Call stack:
* ebuild.sh, line 49: Called pkg_setup
* portage-2.1.7.16.ebuild, line 92: Called die
* The specific snippet of code:
* die "This version of portage requires at least python-2.6 to be selected as the default python interpreter (see \`eselect python --help\`)."
* The die message:
* This version of portage requires at least python-2.6 to be selected as the default python interpreter (see `eselect python --help`).
*
* If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
* A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/portage-2.1.7.16/temp/build.log'.
* The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/portage-2.1.7.16/temp/die.env'.
*
portage complains it needs python-2.6 and won't work with 3.1. But now I have python-2.5 and 3.1, but no 2.6 so portage won't update itself. (eselect python list gives me these 2 choices.) Can someone please tell me how to fix this situation? Thank you!!
NW.
Newbie,ppc64: a problem with portage, trying to understand how gentoo works
