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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: smoothest way to jump from 2006 to 2008
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:09:46
Message-Id: 20080501000942.67a2e0fb@zaphod.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: smoothest way to jump from 2006 to 2008 by Alan McKinnon
1 On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:17:34 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
2
3 > [2] vi /var/lib/portage/world
4 > Edit at will with sense of abandon
5 > vi /etc/make.conf
6 > Edit where appropriate
7 > vi /etc/portage/*
8 > Fearlessly edit throwing caution to the winds
9 > loop_entry:
10 > emerge -avuND world
11 > Resolve blockers
12 > emerge --resume --skipfirst (bonus points if you correctly
13 > predict which packages will fail to build)
14 > emerge -av --depclean
15 > goto loop_entry
16
17 What a horrible suggestion, not only does it use vi - three time! - but it
18 ends with a goto!
19
20
21 --
22 Neil Bothwick
23
24 Top Oxymorons Number 5: Twelve-ounce pound cake

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