Gentoo Archives: gentoo-security

From: Aleksey V Lazar <lazar@××××.edu>
To: "gentoo-security@l.g.o" <gentoo-security@l.g.o>
Cc: Bill <wviands@×××××××××××××××.edu>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-security] Security project meeting summary
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 22:18:10
Message-Id: 4A09F59F.4070101@mnsu.edu
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-security] Security project meeting summary by Robert Buchholz
1 Robert Buchholz wrote:
2 > On Tuesday 29 July 2008, Bill wrote:
3 >
4 >>> Currently (to the best of my understanding) there is no easy way
5 >>> (e.g.: an /emerge/ option) to identify and update only the packages
6 >>> that have security fixes.
7 >>>
8 >> This doesn't work anymore?
9 >>
10 >> 1. emerge --sync (emerge-webrsync)
11 >> 2. glsa-check -p affected
12 >> 3. glsa-check -f affected
13 >> 4. env-update
14 >> 5. revdep-rebuild
15 >>
16 >
17 > GLSA support has also been integrated into Portage 2.2, so you can do
18 > something along the lines of
19 > # emerge --update @security
20 >
21 This no longer seems to work for me. Is there a new way to accomplish
22 the task?
23 >
24 > Robert
25 >
26
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Re: [gentoo-security] Security project meeting summary Robert Buchholz <rbu@g.o>