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From: meino.cramer@×××.de
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Checking sanity of system...
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:07:54
Message-Id: 20100404070724.GB5229@solfire
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: Checking sanity of system... by Nikos Chantziaras
1 Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de> [10-04-04 08:28]:
2 > On 04/04/2010 08:18 AM, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
3 > >
4 > >Hi,
5 > >
6 > >this is no security issue in sense of attacks...it is related
7 > >to the consistency of the system.
8 > >
9 > >Simple question (and may be complicate to answer... ;) )
10 > >
11 > >How can I check, that my Gentoo system is uptodate
12 >
13 > emerge --sync && emerge -uDN world
14 >
15 >
16 > >consistent and sane?
17 >
18 > Define "consistent" and "sane". Those words don't say anything,
19 > really.
20 >
21
22 Ok...
23
24 Consistency: Following each logical branch of each logical tree of control relationship,
25 which is for example but not only the tree of dependancies, will end in a
26 leave. These are the control paths.
27
28 Sane: Following each logical branch of each logical tree of data
29 relationships. which is for example but not only the interaction of scripts under
30 /etc, will end in a leave. These are the data paths.
31
32 HTH
33
34 Best regards,
35 mcc
36
37 --
38 Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments
39 unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text.
40 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
41 In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows.

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