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eix-test-obsolete

Jun 30, 2011, 2:10 AM

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When I run eix-test-obsolete it reports a strange package:

...
The following installed packages are not in the database:

sys-kernel/-MERGING-gentoo-sources
sys-kernel/-MERGING-gentoo-sources
--

But there is no package by the name sys-kernel/-MERGING-gentoo-sources.
Where does this come from?

Re: eix-test-obsolete [ In reply to ]

thanasis at asyr

Jun 30, 2011, 2:44 AM

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on 06/30/2011 12:10 PM Thanasis wrote the following:
> When I run eix-test-obsolete it reports a strange package:
>
> ...
> The following installed packages are not in the database:
>
> sys-kernel/-MERGING-gentoo-sources
> sys-kernel/-MERGING-gentoo-sources
> --
>
>
> But there is no package by the name sys-kernel/-MERGING-gentoo-sources.
> Where does this come from?
>
>

It must be some kind of transient emerge side effect, but it happens no
matter if at that time something gets merged or not.

Re: eix-test-obsolete [ In reply to ]

pva at gentoo

Jun 30, 2011, 3:00 AM

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Ð’ Ð§Ñ‚Ð², 30/06/2011 Ð² 12:44 +0300, Thanasis Ð¿Ð¸ÑˆÐµÑ‚:
> on 06/30/2011 12:10 PM Thanasis wrote the following:
> > When I run eix-test-obsolete it reports a strange package:
> >
> > ...
> > The following installed packages are not in the database:
> >
> > sys-kernel/-MERGING-gentoo-sources
> > sys-kernel/-MERGING-gentoo-sources
> > --
> >
> >
> > But there is no package by the name sys-kernel/-MERGING-gentoo-sources.
> > Where does this come from?

It's very possible that you've interrupted package manager during merge
phase.

> It must be some kind of transient emerge side effect, but it happens no
> matter if at that time something gets merged or not.

Check /var/db/pkg/sys-kernel I guess it has -MERGING-gentoo-sources
directory. Probably it's safe to remove it.

--
Peter.

Re: eix-test-obsolete [ In reply to ]

jlec at gentoo

Jun 30, 2011, 7:49 AM

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On 6/30/11 12:00 PM, Peter Volkov wrote:
> Ð’ Ð§Ñ‚Ð², 30/06/2011 Ð² 12:44 +0300, Thanasis Ð¿Ð¸ÑˆÐµÑ‚:
>> on 06/30/2011 12:10 PM Thanasis wrote the following:
>>> When I run eix-test-obsolete it reports a strange package:
>>>
>>> ...
>>> The following installed packages are not in the database:
>>>
>>> sys-kernel/-MERGING-gentoo-sources
>>> sys-kernel/-MERGING-gentoo-sources
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> But there is no package by the name sys-kernel/-MERGING-gentoo-sources.
>>> Where does this come from?
>
> It's very possible that you've interrupted package manager during merge
> phase.

Is there a tool provided to clean this? If not, its probably something
for emaint.

What is the actual effect for the system? Occasionally I found these
folder on my system as well, but I could never relate a problem to it.

justin

Re: eix-test-obsolete [ In reply to ]

pva at gentoo

Jul 1, 2011, 4:25 AM

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Ð’ Ð§Ñ‚Ð², 30/06/2011 Ð² 16:49 +0200, justin Ð¿Ð¸ÑˆÐµÑ‚:
> On 6/30/11 12:00 PM, Peter Volkov wrote:
> > Ð’ Ð§Ñ‚Ð², 30/06/2011 Ð² 12:44 +0300, Thanasis Ð¿Ð¸ÑˆÐµÑ‚:
> >> on 06/30/2011 12:10 PM Thanasis wrote the following:
> >>> sys-kernel/-MERGING-gentoo-sources
> >>> sys-kernel/-MERGING-gentoo-sources
> >>>
> >>> But there is no package by the name sys-kernel/-MERGING-gentoo-sources.
> >>> Where does this come from?
> >
> > It's very possible that you've interrupted package manager during merge
> > phase.
>
> Is there a tool provided to clean this? If not, its probably something
> for emaint.

Could you open bug report, please?

> What is the actual effect for the system?

System have files that are not under control of the package manager.

--
Peter.

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