358961 – sys-kernel/gentoo-sources didn't update /usr/src/linux

Bug 358961 - sys-kernel/gentoo-sources didn't update /usr/src/linux

Summary: sys-kernel/gentoo-sources didn't update /usr/src/linux

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	Normal minor (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers

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Reported:	2011-03-14 22:53 UTC by Nicholas O'Connor
Modified:	2011-03-15 22:37 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Nicholas O'Connor 2011-03-14 22:53:45 UTC

/usr/src/linux was suddenly without a makefile. After a bit of snooping, I discovered that the symlink wasn't updated, and was pointing to an old version of the kernel.

Happened when updating from 2.6.36-r5 to 2.6.37-r2

Reproducible: Didn't try

Steps to Reproduce:
$ cd /usr/src/linux
Actual Results:  
I was in /usr/src/linux-2.6.36-gentoo-r5

Expected Results:  
I should have been in /usr/src/linux-2.6.37-gentoo-r2

I flagged it as x86 though it may apply to other architectures as well. I'm not entirely sure how Portage handles ebuilds between architectures.

Comment 1 Justin Lecher (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2011-03-15 07:19:40 UTC

Did you use USE=symlink?

Comment 2 Nicholas O'Connor 2011-03-15 22:37:55 UTC

...I admit to not checking to see if that was a USE flag. tbh I kind of expected it to do that by default.