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Bug 79615 - pidof not found during install from stage1
Summary: pidof not found during install from stage1
Status: RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Release Team
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Reported: 2005-01-26 11:32 UTC by Eric Shattow
Modified: 2005-04-24 07:48 UTC (History)
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Description Eric Shattow 2005-01-26 11:32:55 UTC
performed a stage1-based install on x86 box.  several scripts complained that 'pidof' could not be executed and in fact was not installed.  these scripts continued despite the errors.  i believe the script name was *ebuild*.sh; it was not critical so i didn't write it down.  the point is that 'psmisc' package in portage stable does not provide 'pidof' and i think in effect removes any existance of 'pidof'.

these non-critical error messages concerning a missing 'pidof' command, appeared during the end of the bootstrap.sh process.

the work-around for me was to re-emerge baselayout (which provides 'pidof' for stable).
Comment 1 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-01-26 14:59:13 UTC
Alright.  I am going to need a ton more information from you before I can do anything.

You were getting these errors when trying to bootstrap?
Which tarball did you use?
What script was it that was failing?

How would psmisc affect pidof if it is provided by baselayout?  Unless psmisc was *also* providing pidof and then removed it when it was cleaned.

Can you get a copy of the failed output?
Comment 2 Eric Shattow 2005-01-29 19:31:41 UTC
I'll try to catch you on IRC and discuss
Comment 3 Eric Shattow 2005-02-24 12:58:40 UTC
I don't have a machine spare to go through stage1 install again and find out what caused this bug.  Sorry, closing.
Comment 4 Niels Laukens 2005-04-24 07:44:32 UTC
I have a similar situation:
I just installed a brand new system on gentoo and can't find the pidof binary. The man-page is installed by baselayout.

I have a spare system, but no spare time. So I can launch a clean stage1 install, But I can't watch the output until an erro comes by.

Is there anything I can do to help?
Comment 5 Niels Laukens 2005-04-24 07:48:26 UTC
Ok, I should have done this BEFORE posting my first comment... (dumb)

Remerging baselayout (re)created the link to killall5.

But I still don't know why I didn't have that link after stage1-install