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From: Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@××××××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] What magic does portage use?
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:12:46
Message-Id: tkrat.5a8518089063be73@igpm.rwth-aachen.de
1 Hi,
2
3 I'm curious how portage solves its most difficult part (in my eyes).
4
5 When installing a dynamic library (by "hand") I have often got an
6 error messages if the corresponding library is currently in use.
7
8 How does portage succeed anyway.
9 (I have the suspicion that it does not succeed always, since sometimes
10 only rebooting solves some very strange problems)
11
12 How to replace fundamental X11-libaries on a system running X11
13 or even more suprising, how can I replace a running glibc ?
14
15 Many thanks for enlightening me,
16 Helmut.
17
18 --
19 Helmut Jarausch
20
21 Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik
22 RWTH - Aachen University
23 D 52056 Aachen, Germany

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Re: [gentoo-user] What magic does portage use? Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>