The search must be done by root first, then it works for regular users. Transcript: $ emerge -s icq Searching... [ Results for search key : icq ] [ Applications found : 7 ] * net-im/centericq Latest version available: 4.8.2 Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ] Homepage: http://konst.org.ua/eng/software/centericq/info.html Description: A ncurses ICQ/Yahoo!/MSN Client portage: aux_get(): (1) couldn't open cache entry for net-im/gtk+licq-0.51-r2 (likely caused by syntax error or corruption in the net-im/gtk+licq-0.51-r2 ebuild.) emerge: search: aux_get() failed, skipping * net-im/kxicq2 Latest version available: 0.7.6.20020728 Latest version installed: 0.7.6 Homepage: http://www.kxicq.org Description: KDE ICQ Client, using the ICQ2000 protocol * net-im/licq Latest version available: 1.2.0a-r1 Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ] Homepage: http://www.licq.org Description: ICQ Client with v8 support portage: aux_get(): (1) couldn't open cache entry for net-im/licq-console-1.0.2 (likely caused by syntax error or corruption in the net-im/licq-console-1.0.2 ebuild.) emerge: search: aux_get() failed, skipping * net-im/micq Latest version available: 0.4.9.2b Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ] Homepage: http://www.micq.org/ Description: text based ICQ client with many features * net-libs/libicq2000 Latest version available: 0.3.2 Latest version installed: 0.3.1 Homepage: http://ickle.sf.net Description: ICQ 200x compatible ICQ libraries. $ su - Password: # emerge -s icq Searching... [ Results for search key : icq ] [ Applications found : 7 ] * net-im/centericq Latest version available: 4.8.2 Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ] Homepage: http://konst.org.ua/eng/software/centericq/info.html Description: A ncurses ICQ/Yahoo!/MSN Client * net-im/gtk+licq [ Masked ] Latest version available: 0.51-r2 Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ] Homepage: http://gtk.licq.org Description: GTK+ interface for Licq, the KDE/QT ICQ client * net-im/kxicq2 Latest version available: 0.7.6.20020728 Latest version installed: 0.7.6 Homepage: http://www.kxicq.org Description: KDE ICQ Client, using the ICQ2000 protocol * net-im/licq Latest version available: 1.2.0a-r1 Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ] Homepage: http://www.licq.org Description: ICQ Client with v8 support * net-im/licq-console [ Masked ] Latest version available: 1.0.2 Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ] Homepage: http://www.licq.org Description: Enables you to use Licq from the console using a ncurses 'GUI' * net-im/micq Latest version available: 0.4.9.2b Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ] Homepage: http://www.micq.org/ Description: text based ICQ client with many features * net-libs/libicq2000 Latest version available: 0.3.2 Latest version installed: 0.3.1 Homepage: http://ickle.sf.net Description: ICQ 200x compatible ICQ libraries. # exit logout $ emerge -s icq Searching... [ Results for search key : icq ] [ Applications found : 7 ] * net-im/centericq Latest version available: 4.8.2 Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ] Homepage: http://konst.org.ua/eng/software/centericq/info.html Description: A ncurses ICQ/Yahoo!/MSN Client * net-im/gtk+licq [ Masked ] Latest version available: 0.51-r2 Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ] Homepage: http://gtk.licq.org Description: GTK+ interface for Licq, the KDE/QT ICQ client * net-im/kxicq2 Latest version available: 0.7.6.20020728 Latest version installed: 0.7.6 Homepage: http://www.kxicq.org Description: KDE ICQ Client, using the ICQ2000 protocol * net-im/licq Latest version available: 1.2.0a-r1 Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ] Homepage: http://www.licq.org Description: ICQ Client with v8 support * net-im/licq-console [ Masked ] Latest version available: 1.0.2 Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ] Homepage: http://www.licq.org Description: Enables you to use Licq from the console using a ncurses 'GUI' * net-im/micq Latest version available: 0.4.9.2b Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ] Homepage: http://www.micq.org/ Description: text based ICQ client with many features * net-libs/libicq2000 Latest version available: 0.3.2 Latest version installed: 0.3.1 Homepage: http://ickle.sf.net Description: ICQ 200x compatible ICQ libraries. $ emerge --version Portage 2.0.36
Bug 7719 had the same problems, but they were using commands like: `emerge world -p` and `emerge system -p`
*** Bug 7745 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 8136 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
This is caused by incorrect directory perms in /var/cache/edb/dep. Checking out a solution...
OK, I fixed perms settings in the ebuild and added an additional check/fix to portage.py, this should be fixed in 2.0.38.
*** Bug 9101 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 7840 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
