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From: Thomas Mueller <mueller6726@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Annoying structure of /var/db/pkg/<category>/<package-name> database
Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 08:12:16
Message-Id: 347814.64716.bm@smtp113.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com
1 Thanks to those who responded for the suggestions.
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3 I didn't think I sent this same message a second time. If I did, it was accidental.
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5 Using equery and other portage commands may be better than looking directly at /var/db/pkg/<category>/<package-name>, sort of like the new pkgng in FreeBSD which is taking over from the older format.
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8 I come from a Linux distribution (Slackware) whose package management knows nothing about dependencies.
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10 Tom

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Annoying structure of /var/db/pkg/<category>/<package-name> database Bruce Hill <daddy@×××××××××××××××××××××.com>