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From: Matthias Guede <matthias.guede@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] rebuild /var/db/pkg?
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:24:36
Message-Id: 50ba04d20803051420q50834ed1na696a5ae10d6eed6@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] rebuild /var/db/pkg? by Neil Bothwick
1 2008/3/5, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>:
2 > On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 19:11:52 +0100, Matthias Guede wrote:
3 >
4 > > Does anyone know a way to rebuild this database without actually
5 > > recompile all the packages?
6 >
7 >
8 > Restore from backup?
9
10 Yes ... a backup would be nice now ;)
11
12 > Otherwise, it's probably less trouble to set PORTAGE_NICENESS to 19 and
13 > let emerge world run in the background. That way you'll know it has been
14 > done properly.
15
16 That is what I'm currently doing after some unsuccessful tries to
17 avoid the recompilation. So my notebook has to do some nightly work
18 for my carelessness. Life's not fair.
19
20 thanks for your help
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Re: [gentoo-user] rebuild /var/db/pkg? Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>