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From: Thomas Matthijs <axxo@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] newb question about emerge ...
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 20:42:45
Message-Id: 20050615203824.GA18514@ytpme.telenet.be
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] newb question about emerge ... by Andrew Muraco
1 > # regenworld
2 > run that command occassionally as sometimes things that get emerged
3 > for whatever reason are not part of the world file AND not a direct
4 > dependancy of something and so the emerge -avuDN world would not check
5 > -- running this command will check and add these entries to the world
6 > file so they will be included with updates.
7
8 Don't! do that it will ruin your world file, it'll no longer be what the
9 world file is supposed to be, but contain everything you merged. It is only
10 ment as a rescue when you delete your world file(or lose it in some
11 other way)
12
13 correct way would be to use the -u and -D option
14 --
15 gentoo-dev@g.o mailing list

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Re: [gentoo-dev] newb question about emerge ... Marius Mauch <genone@g.o>