Bug 236815

Summary:	We shouldn't need revdep-rebuild (right?)
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Auke Booij (tulcod) <auke>
Component:	[OLD] Development	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal	CC:	darkside
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
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Description Auke Booij (tulcod) 2008-09-05 21:18:19 UTC

I might be wrong, but isn't the sole purpose of revdep-rebuild to fix missing SLOTs?
If it is, then revdep-rebuild shouldn't ever need to be run. Ergo some packages need fixing. And tomorrow is bugday (heck, it's already bugday in some timezones!)...

Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1. find a package which lacks proper SLOTting and mask newer versions of it
2. emerge a package depending on the package in 1
3. remove the masks you set in 1 and update it
4. run the package you emerge in 2
Actual Results:  
missing libraries

Expected Results:  
problems when emerging the package depending on a library package in the first place (ie you either shouldn't be able to finish step 2, or step 3 shouldn't have any effect)

Comment 1 Jeremy Olexa (darkside) (RETIRED) archtester

2008-09-05 21:28:33 UTC

No, it is to rebuild that packages that get broken when libraries are upgraded. ie. when a package A is built against library B and B is upgraded then A is broke. revdep-rebuild with detect that and re-merge A.

Comment 2 Jeremy Olexa (darkside) (RETIRED) archtester

2008-09-05 21:30:04 UTC

Additionally, not all packages support being SLOT'ed. In fact, most don't unless upstream intends for it, like gcc, python, etc.

Comment 3 Auke Booij (tulcod) 2008-09-06 20:06:27 UTC

Then shouldn't this be closed as "upstream"?