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Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@g.o> posted |
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1150205922.13805.1.camel@×××××××××××××××××.net, excerpted below, on Tue, |
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13 Jun 2006 09:38:42 -0400: |
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> You don't need to backup any of it. Everything under /usr/portage can |
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> be regained with an "emerge --sync" except distfiles, and those are |
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> redownloaded the next time you merge a package that requires it. |
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... And package files, if in the default location. Someone using |
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FEATURES=buildpkg could understandably be rather peeved if due to failure |
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to back that up (because it wasn't said to be necessary), it wasn't there |
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when it actually came time to use that backup. |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman |
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