Re: Old Gentoo server - portage outdated - how to upgrade in-place

Thanks for that. :)

On 29/06/11 11:07, Denis Bondar wrote:
> Try this:
>
> > Get the post 2.6 python source and compile:
>
> emerge --fetchonly =dev-lang/python-2.7.1-r1
> cd
> tar xjf /usr/portage/distfiles/Python-2.7.1.tar.bz2
> cd Python-2.7.1/
> ./configure --with-fpectl --infodir=/usr/share/info/ 
> --mandir=/usr/share/man
> make
> make install prefix=/usr
> rm /usr/bin/python 2>/dev/null
> ln -s /usr/bin/python2.7 /usr/bin/python
>
> > get portage bin, copy then compile on your own, just to be safe
>
> wget -P /usr/portage/distfiles 
> http://distfiles.gentoo.org/distfiles/portage-2.1.9.42.tar.bz2
> cd /root
> mkdir portage-recover
> cd portage-recover
> tar xfj /usr/portage/distfiles/portage-2.1.9.42.tar.bz2
> cd /root/portage-recover/portage-2.1.9.42
> rm -rf /usr/lib/portage/*
> cp -R pym bin /usr/lib/portage/
> emerge sys-apps/portage
>
> > emerge python 2.7.1 just to be safe
> eselect python list
> eselect python set 3
> emerge =dev-lang/python-2.7.1-r1
>
> > Run Python Updater now that you have the new python set as the 
> master python on your system
> python-updater
>
> > Then update any configs
> etc-update
>
>
> 2011/6/29 Todd Hebert <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>
>     Does anyone know of a howto etc.. for dropping a new portage
>     version into a system where you can't BUILD a new portage version
>     due to license restrictions. (Portage doesn't understand the EAPI
>     2 license scheme, and there are items that require it in order to
>     build.)
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> -- 
> Kind regards,
> Denis Bondar