Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] update problems
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:28:10
Message-Id: 20151001142751.020ee8f3@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] update problems by Rich Freeman
1 On Thu, 1 Oct 2015 07:10:52 -0400, Rich Freeman wrote:
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3 > Short-term if somebody wants to write up a wiki page full of common
4 > confusing portage error messages and improved versions of the same,
5 > and instructions on how to handle each situation, that would both help
6 > users today, and give the portage devs something to contemplate in
7 > their enhancements. There is no reason portage couldn't even figure
8 > out which case an error falls into and either output the text on the
9 > page or give the user a link to go look up instructions on how to
10 > resolve.
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12 Yes, I mentioned that earlier in this thread, but haven't had a chance to
13 do anything more constructive about it yet.
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17 Neil Bothwick
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19 "It compiled? The first screen came up? Ship it!" -- Bill Gates