Bug 72537

Summary:	bootstrap.sh -f fetches all the sources, but it then sets bootstrap-progress to 6, hence it won't bootstrap
Product:	Gentoo Release Media	Reporter:	R A Young <boyusmaximus>
Component:	Everything	Assignee:	SpanKY <vapier>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	minor
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	AMD64
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description R A Young 2004-11-26 02:58:41 UTC

Whilst doing a stage 1 install on amd64 I ran bootstrap.sh -f which fetched all the sources as desired, but it then sets /var/run/bootstrap-progress to 6, hence it won't bootstrap when it comes to actually running the script proper! It thinks the system is already bootstrapped.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Simply use bootstrap -f as described in the install handbook, followed by bootstrap.sh
2.
3.

Actual Results:  
System thought the machine was already bootstrapped, and came up with an error
asking me to abort using Ctrl-C or enter to continue to re-bootstrap. If you hit
enter, it simply says that no out of date packages were found and exits as if it
has finished. To a first-timer, this could mistakenly lead them to progress onto
stage 2 of the install, which will not give them a functioning system!

Expected Results:  
Bootstrapped!

The workaround is to delete /var/run/bootstrap-progress. It's just a nuisance.
This error was mentioned in the amd64 mailing list, sorry if it's already been
reported/fixed.

Comment 1 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-11-26 07:09:44 UTC

livecd@ has nothing to do with the bootstrap scripts

Comment 2 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2004-11-29 17:35:00 UTC

been fixed by solar