Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] how thorough is #emerge --sync?
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:04:08
Message-Id: 20061019155743.0b2a4927@hactar.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] how thorough is #emerge --sync? by Eric Bohn
1 On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:35:59 -0700 (PDT), Eric Bohn wrote:
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3 > ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86"
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5 > into your /etc/make.conf file. All subsequent emerges will then make
6 > use of the test package versions for the specified arch. However, this
7 > is not recommended as it tends to produce an unstable system.
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9 Unstable as in continually changing, not unstable as in prone to crashing.
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11 Provided you are prepared to make the extra effort, such an unstable
12 system can be worthwhile. On the other hand, if you are running a
13 production system, stability of package versions is generally A Good
14 Thing.
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18 Neil Bothwick
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20 Electricians DO IT until it Hz...

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