Bug 169135 – './bootstrap-prefix.sh $EPREFIX portage' requires GNU findutils to be installed

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo/Alt

[Description Doug Weimer 2007-03-03 15:22:42 UTC]

Code listing 1.3 in the 'Prefixed Portage Bootstrap Process for Mac OS X' guide lists the following steps to bootstrap portage:

$ chmod 755 bootstrap-prefix.sh
$ ./bootstrap-prefix.sh $EPREFIX tree
$ ./bootstrap-prefix.sh $EPREFIX/tmp wget
$ ./bootstrap-prefix.sh $EPREFIX/tmp tar
$ ./bootstrap-prefix.sh $EPREFIX/tmp sed
$ ./bootstrap-prefix.sh $EPREFIX/tmp python
$ ./bootstrap-prefix.sh $EPREFIX/tmp gawk
$ ./bootstrap-prefix.sh $EPREFIX portage

Following these steps fails at the last command because the portage configure script cannot locate a GNU compatible find. Running '$ ./bootstrap-prefix.sh $EPREFIX/tmp findutils' prior to the final command allows portage to successfully install.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Follow the guide through code listing 1.3.


Actual Results:  
The command './bootstrap-prefix.sh $EPREFIX portage' fails with the configure error: "checking whether /usr/bin/find is GNU find... configure: error: no."

Expected Results:  
A successfully installed portage.

[Comment 1 Fabian Groffen 2007-03-03 17:23:56 UTC]

docs is not to blame for this, I am.

[Comment 2 Fabian Groffen 2007-03-04 11:23:25 UTC]

Thanks, I committed this to CVS.  Should show up in a few hours.