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From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] 'emerge -e world' question
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:52:58
Message-Id: 200901131752.06750.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] 'emerge -e world' question by Paul Hartman
1 On Tuesday 13 January 2009 17:44:37 Paul Hartman wrote:
2 > Hi,
3 >
4 > I normally do "emerge -uDvN @world" (or in other words "emerge
5 > --update --deep --verbose --newuse @world"). Right now, it tells me
6 > this:
7 >
8 > Total: 0 packages, Size of downloads: 0 kB
9 >
10 > I also --depclean on a regular basis to remove any unneeded packages.
11 > Right now, it tells me this:
12 >
13 > No packages selected for removal by depclean
14 >
15 > Based on those two commands, I'm led to believe I have a fully updated
16 > system. So, then, I am curious why when I do "emerge -e @world" it
17 > tells me this:
18 >
19 > Total: 1432 packages (9 upgrades, 2 downgrades, 14 new, 1407
20 > reinstalls, 1 interactive), Size of downloads: 76,235 kB
21 >
22 > How is that possible? Where do those upgrades, downgrades and new
23 > packages come from? What is missing from my traditional "-uDvN"
24 > command that is causing me to miss some of those updates?
25
26 read the man page.
27
28 Especially the bit about bdeps - these are usually not included
29 in 'emerge -uND world' but will be included when you use -e
30
31
32 --
33 alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] 'emerge -e world' question Mike Kazantsev <mike_kazantsev@×××××××.net>
Re: [gentoo-user] 'emerge -e world' question Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>