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From: michael@×××××××××××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] gcc upgrade from 3.x to 4.x, when should I run revdep-rebuild?
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 21:41:41
Message-Id: Pine.LNX.4.64.0609071428540.6851@mail.magrittesystems.com
1 I'm upgrading my gcc from 3.x to 4.x. I've done the gcc switching, and now I'm
2 updating my system.
3
4 The recommended steps are:
5
6 # emerge -eav system
7 # emerge -eav world
8
9 While emerging my system I received a message suggesting I run revdep-rebuild:
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11 warning - be sure to run revdep-rebuild now
12
13 My question is, should I run revdep-rebuild right after emerging the system,
14 or should I wait until after I emerge world? My concern was that in between,
15 my system is in an unstable intermediate state, and it might be damaged by a
16 revdep-rebuild in between.
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Replies

Subject Author
[gentoo-user] Re: gcc upgrade from 3.x to 4.x, when should I run revdep-rebuild? Marc Blumentritt <marc.blumentritt@×××××.de>
Re: [gentoo-user] gcc upgrade from 3.x to 4.x, when should I run revdep-rebuild? Richard Fish <bigfish@××××××××××.org>
Re: [gentoo-user] gcc upgrade from 3.x to 4.x, when should I run revdep-rebuild? Alan McKinnon <alan@××××××××××××××××.za>