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From: Robert Cole <robert@×××××××××××××.com>
To: gregg@××.am, gentoo-dev@g.o
Cc: gentoo-user@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-user] new package notification
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2002 14:26:32
Message-Id: 200207261039.36131.robert@support4linux.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] new package notification by Gregg
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4 I think that's a great idea. I do the same as far as keeping my system as
5 close to portage as possible. I've had to deviate a little lately but for the
6 most part everything I need is in the tree.
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8 Since you have to do rsync's as root anyway how about just outputting a text
9 file to /root?
10
11 Robert
12
13 On Friday 26 July 2002 09:44 am, Gregg wrote:
14 > I have mentioned this a couple times to usually no response. I feel that
15 > it is an important feature , I was hoping to get some sort of response to
16 > this as to how it should be done, or a response saying "we are already
17 > working on that". Either way is fine by me :)
18 >
19 > I want to see a list of new packages that are available after an rsync.
20 > Not updates to packages that were already there, but new directories in
21 > the portage tree.
22 >
23 > I keep my gentoo box as close to "portage only" as possible. It makes
24 > management easier and makes everything fit together the way it should.
25 > The Gentoo way. In doing so, I deny myself some applications taht do not
26 > have ebuilds yet. I would love to see a list after an emerge rsync of
27 > what NEW packages that were not in my portage before, have been added.
28 > This will let me see whats new that I might install.
29 >
30 > Ideas range from portage keeping a log of what directories it actually
31 > creates durring rsync and allowing you to output that to a text file. To
32 > a script you run before and after that builds a list of the directories in
33 > the tree and compares the 2 lists, showing you the new directories. Im
34 > sure there are other ways as well.
35 >
36 > Any ideas? Anyone already have this working?
37 >
38 >
39 >
40 > _______________________________________________
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43 > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-user
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