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On Tuesday 02 May 2006 22:41, JimD <Jim@×××××××××××××××××.org> wrote |
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about '[gentoo-user] eix corruption?': |
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> After running eix-sync, I now get corrupted output. I no longer get the |
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> correct information in the ebuilds. This has happened to me a few |
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> times. Has this ever happened to anyone? Is there some quick fix? |
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This was caused by a change to the portage metadata format. I believe the |
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solution is to add 'PORTDIR_CACHE_METHOD="backport"' to your /etc/eixrc. |
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"If there's one thing we've established over the years, |
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it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest |
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clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." |
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-- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh |
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