69357 – emerge broken ('str' object has no attribute 'insert')

Bug 69357 - emerge broken ('str' object has no attribute 'insert')

Summary: emerge broken ('str' object has no attribute 'insert')

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 63400

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High major (vote)
Assignee:	Portage team

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Reported:	2004-10-29 00:18 UTC by Bruno Crameri
Modified:	2005-07-17 13:06 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Bruno Crameri 2004-10-29 00:18:58 UTC

emerge always reports the following message, no matter what option is chosen:

 # emerge --help
!!! 'str' object has no attribute 'insert'
!!! 'rm -Rf /usr/portage/profiles; emerge sync' may fix this. If it does
!!! not then please report this to bugs.gentoo.org and, if possible, a dev
!!! on #gentoo (irc.freenode.org)


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge <option>
2.
3.

Actual Results:  
!!! 'str' object has no attribute 'insert'
!!! 'rm -Rf /usr/portage/profiles; emerge sync' may fix this. If it does
!!! not then please report this to bugs.gentoo.org and, if possible, a dev
!!! on #gentoo (irc.freenode.org)


Expected Results:  
you can imagine

Comment 1 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-10-29 02:36:20 UTC

Bruno, PLEASE post the output of emerge --info here, as requested on the main bug form.

Comment 2 Myckel Habets 2004-10-29 03:27:24 UTC

I had the same problem a few days ago. Check bug #63400.

Comment 3 Jason Stubbs (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-10-29 04:52:51 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 63400 ***