I know this was already reported in bug #21762, however I am unable to reopen the bug and the problem still exists with portage-2.0.48-r1. As you can see there are no packages in /usr/portage/packages: $ ls -R /usr/portage/packages /usr/portage/packages/: All /usr/portage/packages/All: $ however when I "emerge sync" it often ends with Performing Global Updates: /usr/portage/profiles/updates/2Q-2003 (Could take a couple minutes if you have a lot of binary packages.) .='update pass' *='binary update' @='/var/db move' .!!! Invalid binary package: .tbz2 ........................@.@ Performing Global Updates: /usr/portage/profiles/updates/3Q-2002 (Could take a couple minutes if you have a lot of binary packages.) .='update pass' *='binary update' @='/var/db move' .!!! Invalid binary package: .tbz2 ....................................................................................... ** Skipping packages. Run 'fixpackages' or set it in FEATURES to fix the tbz2's in the packages directory. Note: This can take a very long time. I can live with it, but it is annoying and supposedly fixed. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3.
seems like -r2 fixes this (not in cvs now) right nick ?
'.tbz2' Delete it. That's probably a stray file... It's hidden as it's a dot file. Try 'ls -lRa'
Gee thanks, a hidden dor file - didn't know linux could do that! Wish you were right though seeing as how you've closed the bug and everything, but.... bouyer root # ls -lRa /usr/portage/packages/ /usr/portage/packages/: total 4 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 72 Apr 2 08:53 . drwxr-xr-x 89 root root 2552 Jun 20 23:49 .. drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 48 Jun 30 19:55 All /usr/portage/packages/All: total 1 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 48 Jun 30 19:55 . drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 72 Apr 2 08:53 .. bouyer root # seems to disagree with you. Guess I'll just have to wait until another invlaid bug comes along
