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From: "Crístian Viana" <cristiandeives@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] emerge all but...
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:34:36
Message-Id: AANLkTimlWcNk0sX50jWcwhiMoDixsryrPkIdjmgjiX1p@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] emerge all but... by Mark Knecht
1 wouldn't it be:
2
3 emerge -o package
4
5 ?
6
7 "emerge -DuN package" _will_ install the package itself.
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9 On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote:
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11 > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 9:55 AM, <meino.cramer@×××.de> wrote:
12 > > Hi,
13 > >
14 > > is it possible to emerge all missing dependencies of a certain
15 > > application without emerging the application itself? And: Will
16 > > I hurt the system that way?
17 > >
18 > > Best regards,
19 > > mcc
20 >
21 > ???
22 >
23 > emerge -DuN application
24 >
25 > ???
26 >
27 > What am I missing in the question?
28 >
29 > Test it on a clean app with no dependencies missing. It should emerge
30 > nothing. Then emerge -C one dependency and try it again. It should
31 > pick up that dependency but not emerge the app itself.
32 >
33 > You will not hurt your system doing that command.
34 >
35 > - Mark
36 >
37 >

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Re: [gentoo-user] emerge all but... Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>