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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 16:43:40
Message-Id: 200509111838.37092.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage? by Nick Rout
1 On Sunday 11 September 2005 08:33, Nick Rout wrote:
2 > On Sat, 2005-09-10 at 23:03 +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
3 > > On Saturday 10 September 2005 20:09, Frank Schafer wrote:
4 > > > ... or which distribution to install during less than 4 days?
5 > > >
6 > > > Hi list,
7 > > >
8 > > > as I wrote yesterday I planned to complete installation after work
9 > > > (started ``emerge --emptytree system'' in the morning).
10 > >
11 > > where did you get the idea that --emptytree is needed or even a wise
12 > > decision? --emptytree is almost NEVER needed and since it is a troublesom
13 > > procedure, it should not be made, until you are totally sure, that you
14 > > need it.
15 >
16 > I imagine he read the install instructions, which are pretty clear about
17 > doing an
18 >
19 > emerge --emptytree system
20 >
21 > What makes you think this is wrong?
22 >
23 > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6#doc_ch
24 >ap2
25 >
26 > (bottom of the page)
27 >
28
29 WRONG
30
31 it is there to show you, what emerge system wants to install. there is nothing
32 about doing it! (Check again, see the -p)
33
34 And in the 2005.1 handbook is no (!) --emptytree.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage? Mark Shields <laebshade@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage? Frank Schafer <frank.schafer@×××××××××.cz>