I think the version specific packages should be removed from the profiles so when doing a stage 1 install the system will bootstrap the latest stable packages. For example, in /profiles/default-linux/x86/2005.1/packages there are version specific packages which are outdated and get bootstrapped unless changed to newer versions. My systems still bootstrap successfully when using the latest stable versions. Correct me if they're like this for a reason. I'm not sure what the behavior is on arch's other than x86. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Do a stage 1 install. 2.Watch bootstrap.sh emerge older packages than the ones that are currently stable 3.Try removing version information in the packages file of your profile. 4.Bootstrap again and watch newer versions be compiled. Actual Results: The system still bootstrapped successfully.
Not sure who this goes to...but it's not a portage bug.
the versioned packages should be fine, no idea what you're talking about really
When a user goes and bootstraps their system the latest stable versions of the packages aren't installed. Instead, the ones specified in the packages file are.
that doesnt make any sense, the version strings are '>=' which means everything newer or equal to that version should be utilized
Well when I bootstrap my systems, the versions that are installed are the ones listed in the packages file even though >= is used.
Really? inertia 2005.1 # cat packages | grep binutils >=sys-devel/binutils-2.15.90.0.3-r4 inertia 2005.1 # pwd /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/x86/2005.1 inertia log # cat emerge.log | grep binutils 1131021567: *** emerge virtual/os-headers sys-apps/texinfo gettext >=sys-devel/binutils-2.15.90.0.3-r4 >=sys-devel/gcc-3.3.4-r1 virtual/libc >=sys-apps/baselayout-1.11.12-r4 sys-libs/zlib 1131022034: >>> emerge (4 of 8) sys-devel/binutils-2.15.92.0.2-r10 to / 1131022034: === (4 of 8) Cleaning (sys-devel/binutils-2.15.92.0.2-r10::/usr/portage/sys-devel/binutils/binutils-2.15.92.0.2-r10.ebuild) 1131022035: === (4 of 8) Compiling/Merging (sys-devel/binutils-2.15.92.0.2-r10::/usr/portage/sys-devel/binutils/binutils-2.15.92.0.2-r10.ebuild) inertia log # pwd /mnt/gentoo/var/log Looks to me like portage is using the latest stable version.
