stage1-x86-1.4_pre20030401.tar.bz2 tarball does not contain /etc/make.conf, so env-update won't work. # chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash # env-update >>> Note: /etc/make.profile/make.defaults isn't available. an 'emerge sync' will probably fix this. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/sbin/env-update", line 6, in ? import portage File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/portage.py", line 4359, in ? settings=config() File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/portage.py", line 807, in __init__ self.mygcfg=getconfig("/etc/make.conf") File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/portage.py", line 579, in getconfig f=open(mycfg,'r') IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/make.conf'
I found the same problem with the PPC stage 1 tarball. Filing a separate bug.
With the release of 1.4, this bug is no longer applicable