Bug 16474

Summary:	emerge -u binutils fails if system time is too far in the past
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Jeff Laughlin <n1ywb>
Component:	[OLD] Development	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	minor
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Jeff Laughlin 2003-02-27 09:52:25 UTC

I'm setting up Gentoo on an old box with a dead cmos battery and I was too lazy 
to fix the datetime, so the computer thought it was something like 1997. 
Everytime I tried to "emerge -u binutils" it would get to "Creating Makefile", 
then it would jump back to the beginning of the configure process and go 
through it untill it got back to "Creating Makefile" again, and it would just 
keep going forever. Setting the system clock to the correct datetime fixed it.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set system clock to ~1997
2. emerge binutils
3.

Actual Results:  
Goes into "creating makefile" loop

Expected Results:  
Build binutils

I guess if you're too lazy to set your system clock, you get what you deserve.

Comment 1 Martin Holzer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-02-27 17:46:58 UTC

this is not a issue (special not a gentoo issue)