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On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Chris Lieb <chris.lieb@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Nick Cunningham wrote: |
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>> 2009/1/13 Chris Lieb <chris.lieb@×××××.com <mailto:chris.lieb@×××××.com>> |
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>> I've noticed lately on the ML that people have been talking about using |
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>> package sets, such as @world and @installed. I figured it was a part of |
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>> portage 2.1.6* since using @world with 2.1.4* would result in an error |
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>> message about an invalid package atom. However, after upgrading to |
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>> portage 2.1.6.4, I still get the same error when doing something like |
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>> 'emerge -up @world'. |
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>> What are these package sets? What is the difference between 'emerge -up |
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>> world' and 'emerge -up @world'? Why don't these package sets ever work |
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>> for me? |
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>> Thanks, |
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>> Chris |
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>> A set is basically just group of packages, you can either define you own |
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>> using /etc/portage/ or using gentoo provided ones like @world and |
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>> @system (which will replace the current emerge system/world usage |
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>> eventually), aswell as useful sets such as @live-rebuild (any package |
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>> that uses a cvs/svn/git eclass, so basically any -9999 ebuild) and |
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>> @module-rebuild which is handy for rebuilding kernel modules. Also id |
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>> imagine meta-packages will eventually move over to sets as it makes |
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>> rebuilding everything or removing it much easier, currently theres only |
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>> kde4 that makes large usage of sets but id imagine once portage 2.20 |
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>> goes stable we'l see great set adoption. |
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>> An easy way to see what sets are available is to use the emerge |
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>> --list-sets command. |
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>> -Nick |
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> Thanks for the info. The @module-rebuild should come in handy. Any |
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> idea on when we'll see 2.2* hit stable? |
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> Thanks again, |
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> Chris |
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"When it's ready" I guess is the standard answer there. :) it's masked |
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in ~arch as well, but you can simply unmask it if you want to use it. |
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That's what I did. I have these sets available in my system currently: |
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downgrade |
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installed |
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live-rebuild |
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module-rebuild |
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preserved-rebuild |
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security |
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system |
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unavailable |
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world |
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@live-rebuild is especially handy to rebuild live cvs/svn/etc ebuilds |
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(that -9999 stuff) |
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Paul |
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