Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Thomas Landmann <tom.landmann@×××××××××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-dev@××××××××××.org
Subject: RE: [gentoo-dev] emerge --pretend update questions.
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 12:52:02
Message-Id: EGECJALEMGCKNJACMHGAOEJICOAA.tom.landmann@upsidedownkingdom.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] emerge --pretend update questions. by Peter Kadau
1 Is there a switch to tell emerge update to not remerge existing packages,
2 but to only emerge newer packages?
3
4 Tom
5
6 > -----Original Message-----
7 > From: gentoo-dev-admin@××××××××××.org
8 > [mailto:gentoo-dev-admin@××××××××××.org]On Behalf Of Peter Kadau
9 > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 3:39 PM
10 > To: gentoo-dev@××××××××××.org
11 > Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] emerge --pretend update questions.
12 >
13 >
14 > hi !
15 >
16 > > when executed on my current system, i see many lines of this:
17 > [snip]
18 > > Q1: what does the R stand for? i'm pretty sure i understand N
19 > and U, and
20 > > my first guess for R would be 'remove'.
21 >
22 > no, the only way to remove a package right now is this
23 > "ebuild /var/db/pkg/<cat>/<pkg>/<ebuild> unmerge"
24 > you cited.
25 >
26 > it just means "remerge", i.e. build and install again with your
27 > new USE flags and the like.
28 >
29 > > thanks,
30 > > j
31 >
32 > hth and is adequate
33 > ciao
34 > peter
35 >
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Re: [gentoo-dev] emerge --pretend update questions. Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o>