Bug 63389 – mirrorselect -a -s4 -o | grep 'GENTOO_MIRRORS=' >> /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf ??

• Product: Portage Development
• Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

[Description Richard Ronc 2004-09-09 00:09:29 UTC]

When i tried to initiate the selecting fast mirrors section of the install prior to emerge, the line of syntax;

mirrorselect -a -s4 -o | grep 'GENTOO_MIRRORS=' >> /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf

failed to execute. although the doco says this isnt a problem, when i inputed;

mirrorselect -a -s4 -o | grep 'GENTOO_MIRROS=' >> /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf

notice the spelling mistake in "MIRRO(R)S" the line of code executed and seemed to do what ever it was supposed to do.

although i can swear black and blue about this as i have actually documented the syntax for my current install, due to previous failures i thought this might be worth looking at.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. was installing according to the gentoo handbook
2. got to --> mirrorselect -a -s4 -o | grep 'GENTOO_MIRRORS=' >> /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf

3.accidentally entered :mirrorselect -a -s4 -o | grep 'GENTOO_MIRROS=' >> /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf

and it worked.

Actual Results:  
during a previous attempt at install the full correct command did not execute :
mirrorselect -a -s4 -o | grep 'GENTOO_MIRRORS=' >> /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf

with my current install;
mirrorselect -a -s4 -o | grep 'GENTOO_MIRROS=' >> /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf
The command ran, and i havent looked back or tried to re-create the error.

Expected Results:  
exactly what the handbook has described for this command, however a spelling
mistake has resulted in the correct execution of the code, whereas the correct
syntax hasnt

(sounds dumb i know, im willing accept its me)

[Comment 1 Nicholas Jones (RETIRED) 2004-09-21 18:05:04 UTC]

I imagine it worked, as it has a default anyway.

It's difficult to wrap one's head around working/non-broken reports.