From: | "Michał Górny" <mgorny@g.o> | ||
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To: | gentoo-dev@l.g.o | ||
Cc: | pacho@g.o | ||
Subject: | Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: Making backwards-incompatible tree changes | a solution for GLEP 55's problem | ||
Date: | Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:14:48 | ||
Message-Id: | 20110920151614.616c573c@pomiocik.lan | ||
In Reply to: | Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: Making backwards-incompatible tree changes | a solution for GLEP 55's problem by Pacho Ramos |
1 | On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:09:01 +0200 |
2 | Pacho Ramos <pacho@g.o> wrote: |
3 | |
4 | > I haven't ever tried it but, what would occur if that people with |
5 | > really updated systems simply unpack an updated stage3 tarball in |
6 | > their / and, later, try to update? |
7 | |
8 | Possibly at least few file collisions, if portage would be able to |
9 | clean the initial mess up. |
10 | |
11 | But maybe a solution is to fork a minimalistic installer/updater from |
12 | portage which would have really tiny needs, unpack stage3 like you |
13 | suggested and then clean up remaining files from replaced packages. |
14 | |
15 | -- |
16 | Best regards, |
17 | Michał Górny |
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