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Zac Medico posted on Tue, 17 Feb 2015 00:37:12 -0800 as excerpted: |
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> It is not necessary to migrate an |
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> existing PKGDIR to the new layout, since portage is capable of working |
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> with a mixed PKGDIR layout, where packages using the old layout are |
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> allowed to remain in place. |
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> There is currently no automated way to prune old builds from PKGDIR, |
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> although it is possible to remove packages manually, and then run |
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> 'emaint --fix binhost' to update the ${PKGDIR}/Packages index. |
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> It is not necessary to migrate an existing PKGDIR to the new layout, |
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> since portage is capable of working with a mixed PKGDIR layout, where |
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> packages using the old layout are allowed to remain in-place. |
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> There is currently no automated way to prune old builds from PKGDIR, |
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> although it is possible to remove packages manually, and then run |
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> 'emaint --fix binhost' update the ${PKGDIR}/Packages index. |
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Reading this gave me a distinct sense of deja vu reading this. ... =:^P |
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(After editing a bit, the second "reading this" deliberately left in |
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place. =:^) |
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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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