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From: Enrico Weigelt <weigelt@×××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] what's exactly --deep for ?
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:34:23
Message-Id: 20060721122716.GH4971@nibiru.local
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] what's exactly --deep for ? by "Rafael Fernández López"
1 * Rafael Fernández López <info@××××××××××××××××××.com> wrote:
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3 > To sum up, portage will look for updates not only in your world
4 > file, but on dependencies too.
5
6 ah, so let's say i've installed package A (in world) which
7 required B. if I use --update w/o --deep, only A gets updated,
8 but not B.
9
10 What happens when a newer version of A requires some newer
11 version of B than currently installed ? Is B updated automatically ?
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13
14 cu
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17 Enrico Weigelt == metux IT service - http://www.metux.de/
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19 Please visit the OpenSource QM Taskforce:
20 http://wiki.metux.de/public/OpenSource_QM_Taskforce
21 Patches / Fixes for a lot dozens of packages in dozens of versions:
22 http://patches.metux.de/
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Replies

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Re: [gentoo-user] what's exactly --deep for ? Janusz Bossy <janusz.bossy@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] what's exactly --deep for ? Daniel Drake <dsd@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-user] what's exactly --deep for ? PaulNM <gentoo@×××××××××.com>