[PLUG] Problem with my new gentoo system...

[Mark Morgan]

Michael Robinson said:
> I can't get fsck to install.  I get errors about bzip2 every time I try
> to emerge.  Something about it being moved while it's being copied.
> I am getting weird errors about directories under bzip2 in the portage
> tree not being files.  I'm stumped.
>
> So far, this looks to be the only barrier to having a system that boots
> cleanly.  I didn't bother with setting a hostname permanently
> or configuring /etc/hosts because this is a laptop.
>
> Has anyone else had trouble with aggressive CFLAGS and gentoo?  What are
> working CFLAGS settings for the initial install?
>
> I didn't have proc mounted when I first attempted the bootstrap.sh
> script.  I stopped the script, mounted proc, and restarted it.
> I'm wondering if something got corrupted to the point of me having to
> start over.

I think you need to start over and to follow the instructions.
I don't go for very agressive CFLAGS myself.  Some of the ebuilds do have
problems with them.

Watch your space on /var & /usr.  Both can get filled quickly.