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Daniel da Veiga wrote: |
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> I'll just quote the "emerge" man page, that is pretty clear there: |
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> Note the words "DIRECT dependencies". So, your command "emerge |
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> --update --deep world" is in fact just "emerge world", because every |
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> direct/indirect dependency is part of your world file. Your "way" made |
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> "--update" useless, because a simple "emerge <package>" would update |
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> the package. |
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--snip |
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> So, you "way" also made "--deep" useless. |
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> This flags are there because they mantain portage in a way that you |
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> can't easily break consistency by accident, and with that I mean |
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> libraries and indirect dependencies. |
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Yes, and I'll ask again what's the point of doing: |
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"emerge world" or "emerge --update world"? |
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If one doesn't use "--deep" not all the packages get updated. Thats what |
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bothers me. Later on this mail you say that even you make "emerge -iDN |
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world" on a daily basis. |
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> Also, the world file is a simple way to keep a package version (by |
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> removing it from world), for instance, I don't wanna upgrade mysql |
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> with my nightly "emerge -uDN world", so, its not in my world file. |
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Nothing prevents me of doing the same thing, right? ;-) |
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> Also note that "indirect" dependencies can be a pain, and packages may |
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> depend on a LOT of other packages, if you want an example, check |
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> "emerge -euDt links -pv". You can check indirect dependencies! I just |
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> say there are quite a few, and portage knows how to deal with all this |
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> stuff (at least never proved me wrong). |
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Yes, and putting almost all of the packages in the world list does not |
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prevent portage of doing its job. |
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So who and why would use "emerge world" and "emerge --update world" ? |
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Best regards, |
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Daniel |
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