Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Need coaching with emerge failure logs (Understanting the problem)
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 09:54:01
Message-Id: 20170226095335.5b4d62bf@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Need coaching with emerge failure logs (Understanting the problem) by Miroslav Rovis
1 On Sat, 25 Feb 2017 21:58:05 +0100, Miroslav Rovis wrote:
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3 > On 170225-09:19-0500, Harry Putnam wrote:
4 > > Setup: VBox vm running gentoo(amd64) guest on a win-10 (64bit) host
5 > > Hardware: HP xw8600 - 2x Xeon CPU X5450 @ 3.00GHz - 32 GB ram
6 > >
7 > [ some cca. 80k text cut here ]
8 >
9 > Go for the guides, in which you will find that sending 5.5M log in an
10 > email is plain wrong.
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12 On this list, it is preferred to attach logs rather than post them
13 elsewhere with a link. That way all the information stays together.
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15 However, as Stroller mentioned, the escape codes make a bit of a mess.
16 Logs this large could be gzipped before attaching.
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18 > Read e.g. how to post bugs on Bugzilla. shouldn't be hard to find.
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20 This wasn't a bug report but a request for help.
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24 Neil Bothwick
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26 Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person
27 who doesn't get it.

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