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From: Dale <dalek1967@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Cleaning out my world file
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:46:54
Message-Id: 48965F89.3020307@bellsouth.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Cleaning out my world file by Dale
1 Dale wrote:
2 > Daniel Pielmeier wrote:
3 >> Dale schrieb am 04.08.2008 00:18:
4 >>> Hi,
5 >>>
6 >>> I was wondering if their is a easy way to clean out the cruft in my
7 >>> world file? Is their a script? I tried saving a cope then running
8 >>> regenworld but that didn't do much. Maybe it is old and out of date?
9 >>>
10 >>> The reason why I want to do this? Well, sometimes I forget to use
11 >>> the -1 option when working on getting a dependency to install. It
12 >>> adds up after a while.
13 >>>
14 >>> Ideas?
15 >>>
16 >>> Dale
17 >>>
18 >>> :-) :-)
19 >>>
20 >>>
21 >>
22 >> emerge udept
23 >>
24 >> dep -w
25 >>
26 >> This will find unneeded entries in the world file.
27 >>
28 >>
29 >
30 > There are three versions, all masked. Could you share which version
31 > you use? I ask since it works for you, then it may work for me too. ;-)
32 > - app-portage/udept-0.5.99.0.2.95-r1 (masked by: ~x86 keyword)
33 > - app-portage/udept-0.5.99.0.2.95 (masked by: ~x86 keyword)
34 > - app-portage/udept-0.5.96.2 (masked by: ~x86 keyword)
35 >
36 > Thanks.
37 >
38 > Dale
39 >
40 > :-) :-)
41 >
42
43 Hi,
44
45 I used app-portage/udept-0.5.99.0.2.95-r1 and it worked fine. I had 68
46 times that I forgot to use the -1 option. I'm getting old I guess. :/
47
48 Here's to a clean world file. < cheers >
49
50 Dale
51
52 :-) :-)