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From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: smoothest way to jump from 2006 to 2008
Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 08:30:37
Message-Id: 200805011030.18620.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: smoothest way to jump from 2006 to 2008 by Neil Bothwick
1 On Thursday 01 May 2008, Neil Bothwick wrote:
2 > On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:17:34 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
3 > > [2] vi /var/lib/portage/world
4 > > Edit at will with sense of abandon
5 > > vi /etc/make.conf
6 > > Edit where appropriate
7 > > vi /etc/portage/*
8 > > Fearlessly edit throwing caution to the winds
9 > > loop_entry:
10 > > emerge -avuND world
11 > > Resolve blockers
12 > > emerge --resume --skipfirst (bonus points if you correctly
13 > > predict which packages will fail to build)
14 > > emerge -av --depclean
15 > > goto loop_entry
16 >
17 > What a horrible suggestion, not only does it use vi - three time! -
18 > but it ends with a goto!
19
20 Here's a much more horrible thing: In which way does the suggestion,
21 horrible as it is, depart from reality?
22
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24 Alan McKinnon
25 alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: smoothest way to jump from 2006 to 2008 Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>