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Timo Lindemann said: |
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> Daniel Armyr wrote: |
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>> Hm, I see a feature to this script coming that would alow one to exclude |
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>> everything except the new packages one wants to install. |
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> Well, you have to emerge sync anyway to install anything new, as you |
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> probably do not have updated ebuilds for deps either. Dont really see |
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> your point. |
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you would not be able to upgrade any package that required more packages |
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then it currently does |
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>> On the other hand, there is risk of serious breakage if the tree has |
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>> changed much. |
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> Well... the tree hasnt changed in a way this dangerous ever since. What |
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> would a change look like and break only users with this script? I think |
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> all without would be screwed up just as well :-) |
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the change from net-mail/evolution to mail-client/evolution will make |
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portage think that evolution is gone and will 1. warn you about it being |
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in the world file when it shouldn't be 2. never update it |
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It just isn't worth it, if you would like to save bandwith, the only |
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advise i can give is to emerge sync everyother day, to decrease what rsync |
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has to do at once |
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