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- 2019-06-05-amd64-17-1-profiles-are-now-stable
- Title amd64 17.1 profiles are now stable
- Author Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org>
- Posted 2019-06-05
- Revision 3
- A new set of 17.1 amd64 profiles has been added to the Gentoo
- repository in Dec 2017. These profiles switch to a more standard
- 'no SYMLINK_LIB' multilib layout, and require explicit migration as
- described below. They are considered stable at the moment, and we would
- like to request all users to upgrade their systems. The old profiles
- will be deprecated in the near future.
- In the new profiles, the lib->lib64 compatibility symlink is removed.
- 64-bit libraries need to be installed directly to lib64. /lib
- and /usr/lib become real directories, that are used for cross-arch
- and native non-library packages (gcc, clang) and 32-bit libraries
- on the multilib profile (which improves compatibility with prebuilt x86
- packages).
- Migration from both 13.0 and 17.0 profiles is supported. In case
- of the former, reading the news item for 17.0 upgrade [1]
- is recommended.
- The migration is performed using app-portage/unsymlink-lib tool.
- The following steps can be used to upgrade your system:
- 1. Sync and upgrade your system to the newest package versions
- to reduce the risk of issues.
- 2. If you are still running a 13.0 profile, select gcc 6.4.0 or later
- as the system compiler, source /etc/profile and reinstall libtool:
- # gcc-config -l
- [1] x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-5.5.0 *
- [2] x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-8.3.0
- # gcc-config 2
- # . /etc/profile
- # emerge -1v libtool
- 3. Install the tool:
- # emerge -1v app-portage/unsymlink-lib
- 4. Run 'unsymlink-lib --analyze' and check the output for obvious
- mistakes. If you need to perform any changes to the system, remember
- to run 'unsymlink-lib --analyze' again afterwards.
- [past this point do not call emerge or modify /usr manually]
- 5. This is a very good time to make a backup.
- 6. Run 'unsymlink-lib --migrate'. You can add '--pretend' first to see
- what is going to happen.
- 7. Reboot your system. Check if important programs work.
- In particular, verify that e.g. 'emerge --info' works (but do not
- install anything). If you hit any serious problems, you can use
- 'unsymlink-lib --rollback' to revert the changes and return to
- step 4.
- 8. Run 'unsymlink-lib --finish'. You can add '--pretend' first to see
- what is going to happen but note that you're going to see a very long
- list of files to remove.
- 9. Switch the profile, e.g.:
- # eselect profile set default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop
- [at this point you can start using emerge again]
- 10. Rebuild the toolchain:
- # emerge -1v sys-devel/gcc:8.3.0
- [ repeat for other slots you will be using ]
- [ if you are upgrading from 13.0 profile, also: ]
- # emerge -1v sys-devel/binutils
- # emerge -1v sys-libs/glibc
- 11. If you are using a multilib profile, rebuild all 32-bit packages.
- This can be done using:
- # emerge -1v --deep /lib32 /usr/lib32 /usr/lib/llvm/*/lib32
- Alternatively, if you are switching from one of the 13.0 profiles
- you can rebuild all packages as detailed in the 17.0 news item:
- # emerge -ev @world
- 12. Once the last 32-bit package is rebuilt, your package manager
- should remove the orphaned /lib32 and /usr/lib32 symlinks. If that
- does not happen, remove them manually:
- # rm /lib32 /usr/lib32
- For known issues, please see bug #506276 [2]. If you have any problems
- with the new profiles or the migration procedure, please report a bug
- and make it block the tracker.
- For more information on the layout, please see the wiki article
- on AMD64 multilib layouts [3].
- [1] https://gentoo.org/support/news-items/2017-11-30-new-17-profiles.html
- [2] https://bugs.gentoo.org/506276
- [3] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:AMD64/Multilib_layout
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