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Bug 39074 - Stage 1 install: 'emerge system' aborts when autoconf-2.58 misses perl
Summary: Stage 1 install: 'emerge system' aborts when autoconf-2.58 misses perl
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware: Alpha Linux
: High blocker
Assignee: Gentoo Release Team
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Blocks: 39319
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Reported: 2004-01-22 14:28 UTC by Stephan Hurler
Modified: 2004-01-26 14:29 UTC (History)
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Description Stephan Hurler 2004-01-22 14:28:15 UTC 
During a stage 1 install on my Miata PWS500, emerge system aborts after trying to configure autoconf-2.58 and not finding perl installed. 'emerge perl' doesn't solve it, as perl needs autoconf to be built.
Happened on both my attempts, once with the stage1 tarball v1.4-r1, the second time with the experimental 20030729 tarball, both times unsing the last working liveCD (-test4)

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start installation following the gentoo handbook, stage1
2. 'emerge system' when supposed to, and wait for it to abort
Actual Results:  
The configure script for autoconf-2.58 errors out saying perl is not installed 
and emerge aborts, returning to the shell. 

Expected Results:  
'emerge system' should have succeeded. 

Currently no verbatim output from emerge, as the box was switched off and it 
takes about a day to get to the point of failure. If needed, I'll run through 
the whole process again to get the output.
Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev 2004-01-25 13:45:15 UTC 
see Bug 39319
Comment 2 Robert MacDonald 2004-01-25 14:53:32 UTC 
i also saw this bug.  recievedd help from forum http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=128421
Comment 3 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-01-26 14:29:36 UTC 
So, is this a closed issue then?