173802 – bootstrapping bash might require bison

Bug 173802 - bootstrapping bash might require bison

Summary: bootstrapping bash might require bison

Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo/Alt
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Prefix Support (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Other

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo non-Linux Team

URL:	http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/gentoo-...
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Reported:	2007-04-08 20:55 UTC by Rabbe Fogelholm
Modified:	2007-07-22 13:16 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Rabbe Fogelholm 2007-04-08 20:55:36 UTC

This comment refers to the February 4, 2007 version of the document that the URL refers to.

The step

    emerge --oneshot bash

did not work for me right away. There was a complain that yacc is needed. I was able to get past this point by doing

    emerge --oneshot bison

Not sure what to suggest here: Always emerge bison just in case, or make some check and emerge it in case it seems necessary?
    

Reproducible: Always

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Comment 1 Fabian Groffen gentoo-dev

2007-07-22 13:07:08 UTC

I'm not sure.  This sounds like a installation of Solaris which is not full/complete.  I cannot possibly cover all cases, so I feel I can only assume a full installation as the document says.

Sorry.  The workaround sounds good anyway.

Comment 2 Rabbe Fogelholm 2007-07-22 13:16:08 UTC

Fair enough. It may well be that the machines that I am struggling with have some kind of reduced Solaris installation.