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emerge -DP world, stops on gconf-1.0.9
Hi: I was trying to clean out my system, which probably needs a
reinstall, as
I have been updating this install for almost a year now.

Does anybody know what I can do to proceed from here


emerge -UP world , to

* Now removing /etc/sgml/sgml-docbook-3.0.cat from
/usr/share/sgml/docbook/sgml-dtd-3.0/catalog and /etc/sgml/catalog
* /etc/sgml/sgml-docbook.cat still exists! Not removing from
/etc/sgml/sgml-docbook-3.0.cat
* This is normal behavior for an upgrade...
>>> Unmerging gnome-base/gconf-1.0.9...
No package files given... Grabbing a set.

QA Notice: ECLASS 'libtool' inherited illegally in gnome-base/gconf-1.0.9


QA Notice: ECLASS 'gnome.org' inherited illegally in gnome-base/gconf-1.0.9


QA Notice: ECLASS 'eutils' inherited illegally in gnome-base/gconf-1.0.9
/var/db/pkg/gnome-base/gconf-1.0.9/gconf-1.0.9.ebuild: line 33: syntax
error near unexpected token `sys-devel/gettext'
/var/db/pkg/gnome-base/gconf-1.0.9/gconf-1.0.9.ebuild: line 33: `
nls? ( sys-devel/gettext )"'

!!! ERROR: gnome-base/gconf-1.0.9 failed.
!!! Function , Line 1542, Exitcode 1
!!! error sourcing ebuild
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status
message.

!!! FAILED prerm: 1




Thanks: John




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Re: emerge -DP world, stops on gconf-1.0.9 [ In reply to ]
On 10 Oct 2004, at 00:03, John Donahue wrote:
> Hi: I was trying to clean out my system, which probably needs a
> reinstall, as
> I have been updating this install for almost a year now.

No, you're probably just fine without a reinstall.

> /var/db/pkg/gnome-base/gconf-1.0.9/gconf-1.0.9.ebuild: line 33: syntax
> error near unexpected token `sys-devel/gettext'
> /var/db/pkg/gnome-base/gconf-1.0.9/gconf-1.0.9.ebuild: line 33: `
> nls? ( sys-devel/gettext )"'

Open up /var/db/.../gconf-1.0.9.ebuild and change the ^A to a double
quote.