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Bug 149068 - python-updater -o 2.5 -n 2.4 doesn't work
Summary: python-updater -o 2.5 -n 2.4 doesn't work
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Python Gentoo Team
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Blocks: python-2.5
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Reported: 2006-09-25 08:36 UTC by Rob Cakebread (RETIRED)
Modified: 2007-05-06 09:57 UTC (History)
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Description Rob Cakebread (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2006-09-25 08:36:17 UTC 
Trying to downgrade from Python 2.5 to 2.4 won't work. python-updater will try to re-emerge everything with 2.5 instead of 2.4 when using:

python-updater -o 2.5 -n 2.4 

If you un-merge 2.5 and then run python-updater you get:
localhost ~ # python-updater -o 2.5 -n 2.4
 * Can't determine any previous Python version(s).
Comment 1 brad walker 2006-11-16 20:47:11 UTC 
temporary workaround:

sed -i -e 's/^for old in 2.4/for old in 2.5 2.4/' /usr/sbin/python-updater
cd /usr/bin
rm python{,2}
ln -s python2.4 python
ln -s python2.4 python2
python-updater -o 2.5 -n 2.4
emerge -C =python-2.5*
Comment 2 Bryan Østergaard (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-05-06 09:57:14 UTC 
Fixed in app-admin/python-updater.