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On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 8:29 AM, Martin Vaeth <martin@×××××.de> wrote: |
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> Jorge Almeida <jjalmeida@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> I want to do emerge --sync on computer A and then update computer B by |
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>> copying /usr/portage. Is this safe? |
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> Yes, although ... |
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>> does emerge --sync just updates the contents of /usr/portage |
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> portage also changes the content of /var/cache/edb, and in some |
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> cases even of /var/db or even of binary packages, but it will |
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> repeat the necessary steps automatically if only /usr/portage |
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> has changed. |
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Does this mean that the next time portage is used (e.g., as in "emerge |
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-p ...") it will detect that /usr/portage is not consistent with |
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/var/db... and will fix the latter? |
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Jorge |
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