Bug 73232

Summary:	circular dependency between automake and autoconf in gentoo 2004.3
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Peter Lutek <plutek>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages <base-system>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	critical	CC:	greg_g
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Peter Lutek 2004-12-03 07:36:57 UTC

during "emerge system" on a new install, building automake fails because it requires autoconf, which is not present. "emerge autoconf" fails because it requires automake.

solved by emerging autoconf without dependencies -- "emerge -O autoconf" -- and then proceeded with "emerge system" without any further errors.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.emerge system
2.
3.

Actual Results:  
see "details", above.

Expected Results:  
emerged the two packages in the proper order with properly set (non-circular)
dependencies.

Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2004-12-03 15:14:14 UTC

forced depend / WANT_AUTOCONF in the automake ebuild