On 12/29/05, Jan Schaumann <jschauma@netmeister.org> wrote:
> "Julio M. Merino Vidal" <jmmv84@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I don't know if this is related, but many build failures look strange:
> >
> > For example, in libgail-gnome:
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D> Required package gnome-icon-theme>=3D2.8.0: NOT found
> > =3D=3D=3D> Verifying package for ../../graphics/gnome-icon-theme
> > =3D=3D=3D> Returning to build of libgail-gnome-1.1.1
> > [...]
> > =3D=3D=3D> Creating toolchain wrappers for libgail-gnome-1.1.1
> > gnome-icon-theme is not installed; can't buildlink files.
> > *** Error code 1
> >
> > As you can see, it tried to install one of the dependencies, but
> > failed.  Later on, it cannot find the files in the buildlink directory
> > because, indeed, the package was not installed.
>
> Could it be that there are still work directories left?  If so, then
> those work directories probably still have install cookies sitting
> around, but the binary package has been deleted.

Hmm yes, that's possible.

> If that is the case... shouldn't the bulk-build process have cleaned out
> the work directories first?

No idea; I don't know anything at all about the bulk build system.

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