Re: [gentoo-user] what about dracut and systemd?

[John Covici]

On Sat, 29 Jul 2017 06:17:31 -0400,
Rich Freeman wrote:
>
> On Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 12:47 AM, John Covici <covici@××××××××××.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, 28 Jul 2017 22:01:24 -0400,
> > Rich Freeman wrote:
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 9:47 PM, John Covici <covici@××××××××××.com> wrote:
> >> > On Fri, 28 Jul 2017 21:13:24 -0400,
> >> >
> >> > I wonder if its because I am still using rsync to sync the portage
> >> > directory?  There are no changelogs anywhere! or nothing by that name.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Ah, looks like they were removed entirely from rsync.  It was months
> >> ago and I don't use rsync so I'd half forgotten what the outcome was.
> >>
> >> There is apparently an rsync repository that only contains Changelogs
> >> if you want them, but honestly it is probably easier to just check git
> >> logs.  If you run git whatchanged path you'll get the equivalent of
> >> the Changelog for that path.
> >
> > If I do that I get the following: fatal: Not a git repository (or any
> > parent up to mount point /usr)
> > Stopping at filesystem boundary (GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM not
> > set).
> >
>
> This only works in a git repository.
>
> cd /var/tmp
> git clone https://github.com/gentoo-mirror/gentoo.git
> cd gentoo/cat/package
> git whatchanged .
>
> You can also just browse the history online:
> https://github.com/gentoo-mirror/gentoo
>
> Browse to the desired directory, and then hit the history button.

OK, I changed to a git repository and did a git whatchanged, but in
the directory I was looking at namely sys-kernel/dracut, I just got a
generated commit from about the time I created the repository and none
of the previous history.  Maybe from now on I will get something
better.

Thanks again.

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