Bug 129481 – attempting to emerge --update glibc errors!

• Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Darren Miller 2006-04-10 07:45:13 UTC]

attempting to emerge --update glibc

configure: error:
*** These critical programs are missing or too old: gcc
*** Check the INSTALL file for required versions.

!!! ERROR: sys-libs/glibc-2.4-r1 failed.
Call stack:
  ebuild.sh, line 1532:   Called dyn_compile
  ebuild.sh, line 929:   Called src_compile
  glibc-2.4-r1.ebuild, line 1260:   Called toolchain-glibc_src_compile
  glibc-2.4-r1.ebuild, line 257:   Called glibc_do_configure 'nptl'
  glibc-2.4-r1.ebuild, line 995:   Called die

!!! failed to configure glibc
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.


*  sys-devel/gcc
      Latest version available: 3.4.6
      Latest version installed: 3.4.6
      Size of files: 85,467 kB
      Homepage:      http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/gcc.html
      Description:   The GNU Compiler Collection. Includes C/C++, java compilers, pie+ssp extensions, Haj Ten Brugge runtime bounds checking
      License:       GPL-2 LGPL-2.1

Linux darkstar 2.6.14-hardened-r5 #1 SMP Fri Mar 3 00:25:08 GMT 2006 i686 AMD Athlon(TM) MP 2000+ GNU/Linux

I am also having this problem on a 64bit Intel E64T system both have the hardened kernel configuration.

[Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2006-04-10 08:00:38 UTC]

Upgrading gcc doesn't not help much unless you actually switch to the newly installed version...

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gcc-upgrading.xml

[Comment 2 Darren Miller 2006-04-10 08:33:39 UTC]

How can I switch to it when it won't compile clever cloggs?

[Comment 3 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2006-04-10 08:35:38 UTC]

(In reply to comment #2)
> How can I switch to it when it won't compile clever cloggs?

I'd suggest reading the howto.

[Comment 4 Darren Miller 2006-04-10 08:43:10 UTC]

Ok ignore me.

but why doesn't --update automatically adjust this?