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Hi, |
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in the x86 Quick Install Guide [1] it is stated under "Code |
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Listing 2.38: Last edit of make.conf": |
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--snip-- |
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You might want to recompile your whole system twice to make full use of |
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your latest configuration changes. It would take quite a long time to |
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complete and yield minimal speed benefits. It is recommended that you |
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let your system optimise itself gradually over time when new versions of |
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packages are released. |
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--end of snip-- |
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Two remarks: |
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1.) The phrase "recompile your whole system twice" implicates (at least |
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for me) "emerge -e system && emerge -e system", while I read on the dev |
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list about the stage1-discussion [2], that it is recommend to do "emerge |
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-e world && emerge -e world && emerge --depclean", when you change your |
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compile options (well yes, and USE flags). |
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2.) In chapter "5.e. Configuring the Compile Options" [3] of the |
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Handbook there is nothing written comparing to this. |
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In the next Code Listing "Code Listing 2.39: Update your packages" of |
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the x86 Quick Install Guide there are some recommendations, what you |
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should, when you update your system: |
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--snip-- |
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[...] |
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emerge libtool |
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[...] |
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etc-update |
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[...] |
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perl-cleaner all |
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[...] |
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python-updater |
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[...] |
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--end of snip-- |
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Again you can find nothing about these recommendations in the handbook |
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in chapter "1.c. Maintaining Software" [4]. On the other hand you find |
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there the advise to run "emerge --depclean" and revdep-rebuild" after an |
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update of your complete system. |
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Any thoughts about this? |
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I think, both (handbook and guide) should be made consistent with each |
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other, with the handbook including some more informations about why you |
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should do this and that. |
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Regards, |
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Marc |
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[1] http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall.xml |
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[2]http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/33290/match=decision+remove+stage1+2+installation+documentation |
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[3]http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=5#doc_chap5 |
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[4]http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=1#doc_chap3 |
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