Bug 64756

Summary:	Fresh install on miata alpha platform; upon entering scripts/bootstrap.sh get "calculating dependencies" then emerge: error for portage
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Bill Glessner <Bill.Glessner>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Alpha Porters <alpha>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	blocker
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	Alpha
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Bill Glessner 2004-09-20 07:32:17 UTC

Doing a fresh install on a DPW500au miata platform for Gentoo Linux. Trying a stage1 installation. All goes according to the installation instructions until I
try the bootstrap step.

cd /usr/portage
scripts/bootstrap.sh

<Gentoo banner here>

Using >=sys-apps/baselayout-1.8.3
Using >=sys-apps/portage-2.0.36
Using >=sys-devel/binutils-2.13.90.0.4
Using >=sys-devel/gcc-3.2
Using sys-devel/gettext
Using >=sys-libs/glibc-2.2.5-r7
Using >=sys-apps/texinfo-4.2-r5
Using sys-libs/zlib
Using >=sys-libs/ncurses-5.2.200201012a

Configuring environment

Calculating dependencies

emerge: there are no masked or unmasked ebuilds to satisfy ">=sys/apps/portage-2.0.36".


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Follwoed the Gentoo Linux handbook instructions for a stage1 installation on an alpha platform
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Comment 1 Bryan Østergaard (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-09-21 02:27:16 UTC

Looks like you don't have a portage tree yet. You should install a portage snapshot or run 'emerge sync' and try bootstrapping again.

Comment 2 Bryan Østergaard (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-02-05 15:19:21 UTC

Closing as reporter never got back with further info.