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On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:37:50 -0400, Philip Webb wrote: |
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> 090322 Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> > I hope you use --oneshot every time |
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> > or your world file will be a complete mess by now :( |
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> Yes, there's always someone who says that (grin). |
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I wouldn't want to disappoint you :) |
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> Of course, it's 2nd nature to check for 'W' or 'S' in my list |
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> & if the pkg has neither, make sure to 'emerge -1 <pkgname>'. |
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I just use -1 whenever I re-emerge anything, whether it's in world or not. |
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> Anyway, isn't 'world' going to vanish with the new '@' sets ? |
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No. |
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> > One or two problems a week against the thousands of people running it |
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> > each day does not indicate a problem. I'd say that avoiding blockers |
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> > etc by selectively skipping upgrades is more likely to lead to |
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> > problems later. |
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> No, people run 'emerge world' in the background, miss the messages |
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> & then run into nasty trouble for omitting RR or 'etc-update'. |
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Don't blame hammers because people try to use them to drive screws. |
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Letting idiots break their systems is a refreshing sign of Gentoo's lack |
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of idiot-proofing :) |
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Neil Bothwick |
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All mail what i send is thoughly proof-red, definately! |
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