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On Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:54:13 -0500 |
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Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com> wrote: |
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> emerge output: |
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> The following pkgs are causing rebuilds: |
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> [list of pkgs] |
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> I suspect this ground has been covered in depth but finding a good |
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> discussion of what it means is a different story. So, is this bad |
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> news? |
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No, it's good news. |
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> Or something that needs my attention...? |
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Most of the time the rebuilds will be handled by portage without user |
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input. (Portage is old enough to be smart most of the time.) |
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What do I mean by "most of the time"? |
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I can't remember the last time I needed to intervene when I saw the |
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message "The following pkgs are causing rebuilds" |
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Why can't I remember the last time I typed the words "I can't |
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remember"? |
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> Maybe someone can point me at some documentation about this. |
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Sorry, I can't. But I can still remember how to post a question to |
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gentoo.user. |
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