Re: default-1.0-gcc3 success

On Wed, May 29, 2002 at 07:43:47AM +0200, Webmaster Refstart. NL wrote:
> This is very cool, are you using binutils 2.12 (combreloc tweak) or the 
> default 2.11?
> I'm trying to bootstrap my system with GCC 3.1 and binutils 2.12, but I get 
> this error while compiling glibc:
> 
> gawk: scripts/versions.awk:68: (FILENAME=- FNR=3) fatal: printf to "sort -n > 
> /v
> ar/tmp/portage/glibc-2.2.5-r2/work/glibc-2.2.5/buildhere/Versions.tmp" failed 
> (B
> roken pipe)
> sed: couldn't write 69 items to {standard output}: Broken pipe
> stdout: Broken pipe
> make[1]: *** 
> [/var/tmp/portage/glibc-2.2.5-r2/work/glibc-2.2.5/buildhere/sysd-ve
> rsions] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory '/var/tmp/portage/glibc-2.2.5-r2/work/glibc-2.2.5'
> make: *** [all] Error 2
> 
> !!! ERROR: The ebuild did not complete succesfully.
> !!! Function src_compile, Line 14, Exitcode 2
> !!! (no error message)
> 
> !!! emerge aborting on  /usr/portage/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.2.5-r2.ebuild .
> 
> How can I solve this? Should I bootstrap my system with GCC 2.95 and then 
> install GCC 3.1?
 
I had the exact same error when I tried to upgrade and failed. What I wish I had
done was:

*backup any files you want to keep before trying this*

1) ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default-1.0-gcc3 /etc/make.profile
2) emerge -e world  
3) Change -march/-mcpu

If this doesn't work, try reinstalling? 
 
-- 
jack_morgan