Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [SOLVED] Re: [gentoo-user] Just a heads-up, I think =sys-libs/glibc-2.14.1-r3 is a stinker.
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:07:10
Message-Id: 20120627180511.6b059579@hactar.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [SOLVED] Re: [gentoo-user] Just a heads-up, I think =sys-libs/glibc-2.14.1-r3 is a stinker. by Michael Mol
1 On Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:45:13 -0400, Michael Mol wrote:
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3 > Also, even if the ebuild issued a warning, there's no guarantee the
4 > warning would ever be made visible; the system is well and truly hosed
5 > before the 'postinst' stage of the install, so who knows whether or
6 > not the cache-and-show-later warnings would reach the user?
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8 There is a facility for an ebuild to check things like this and override
9 them or refuse to continue, unless you set $I_KNOW_WHAT_I_AM_DOING.
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13 Neil Bothwick
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15 In plumbing, a straight flush is better than a full house.

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