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From: reader@×××××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: smoothest way to jump from 2006 to 2008
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:34:27
Message-Id: 87fxt3gpk2.fsf@newsguy.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: smoothest way to jump from 2006 to 2008 by Mark Knecht
1 "Mark Knecht" <markknecht@×××××.com> writes:
2
3 > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 11:08 AM, <reader@×××××××.com> wrote:
4 >> "Mark Knecht" <markknecht@×××××.com> writes:
5 >>
6 >>
7 >> > eix-sync
8 >> > eix-test-obsolete
9 >> > emerge -pvDuN --with-bdeps=y world
10 >> > emerge -p --depclean
11 >>
12 >> -p --depclean tells me:
13 >>
14 >> !!! You have no system list.
15 >>
16 >> What does that mean?
17 >
18 > That someone above my pay grade will have to answer your question.
19 >
20 >>
21 >>
22 >> Also:
23 >>
24 >> emerge -pvDuN --with-bdeps=y world
25 >>
26 >> neither man emerge nor man portage show any hits on bdeps.
27 >>
28 >> Where can I find out what it does?
29 >>
30 >> Here it just errors out like this:
31 >>
32 >> !!! Error: --with-bdeps=y is an invalid option.
33 >>
34 >
35 > What version of portage are you running?
36
37 root # eix -Ic portage
38 [U] sys-apps/portage (2.1-r1@07/20/06 -> (~)2.1.5_rc6)
39
40 As I mentioned early on in this thread. I'm working with an out of
41 date 2006 based vmappliance, due to inablity to get a bootable vmware
42 install of gentoo-2008 based to work.
43
44 I have a bootable vmware appliance of gentoo (hosted on vista) that
45 works so am trying to update it.
46
47 [...]
48
49 > <QUOTE>
50 > --with-bdeps < y | n >
51
52 Thanks
53
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