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On Monday 29 September 2008 08:01:49 Ladislav Laska wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> there is a little easier way. I'm using it for some time now. |
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> You can use -B parameter (build package only) and then install with -K |
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> parameter (you'll split the process into two parts - build and tbz2 |
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> pkg and install binary package). You can even run emerge -B from cron |
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> script, as long as your machine is powerful enough and you'll keep |
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> track of packages (note that world keyword will always get you same |
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> set of packages) |
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> Works well, especially when you don't have time to sit and wait to |
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> compile few more pkgs to complete update and not to ruin your system |
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> when problem rises and you'll not be there to solve it. |
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> Hope I helped at least a little. |
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What you can even do is build stuff on a secondary machine, and then use the |
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binary package repository support (-G) to get the stuff from that machine onto |
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another one and effectively you have the same functionality as a binary OS. |
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Paul |
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Paul de Vrieze |
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Gentoo Developer |
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Mail: pauldv@g.o |
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Homepage: http://www.devrieze.net |
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