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On Tue, 2004-03-02 at 08:31, Eivind Tagseth wrote: |
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> According to the manual: |
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> --pretend (-p) |
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> Instead of actually performing the merge, simply display what |
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> *would* have been installed if --pretend weren't used. Using |
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> --pretend is strongly recommended before installing an unfamil- |
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> iar package. In the printout, N = new, U = upgrading, R = |
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> replacing, B = blocked by an already installed package. |
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> Now, how can the existing behaviour be anything other than a bug? Everywhere |
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> else, --pretend means that emerge should show what needs to be done if |
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> --pretend wasn't used. Making --pretend mean something different when |
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> using --fetchonly seems very messy to me. |
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> How hard would it be to add another flag for today's behaviour? |
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Actually, reading what the manual says, look particularly close at this |
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part: |
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Instead of actually performing the merge, simply display what |
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*would* have been installed if --pretend weren't used |
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Notice it says NOTHING about downloads. --pretend ALWAYS refers to |
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merges. It appears that the original poster was mistaken on his |
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interpretation of what --pretend does. |
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Now, do I think that there should be a way to show what to fetch? |
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Sure. Why not? Gentoo is all about choice and this definitely is |
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something that people will want, so why not figure out a way to do it? |
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Chris Gianelloni |
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Developer, Gentoo Linux |
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Games Team |
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