Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Dale <dalek@××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -f
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 06:18:47
Message-Id: 465289DE.10209@exceedtech.net
In Reply to: RE: [gentoo-user] emerge -f by burlingk@cv63.navy.mil
1 burlingk@×××××××××.mil wrote:
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4 > So, does the emptytree (-e) option basically tell it that you don't
5 > have ANYTHING instlled where it should be? :P
6 >
7 >
8
9 Well, if you do a emerge -e world, it will recompile everything on your
10 system. I do mean everything. On mine it takes a little over 48
11 hours. That is usually only done to fix something as a last resort or
12 when upgrading gcc.
13
14 That help?
15
16 Dale
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18 :-) :-) :-)
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21 www.myspace.com/-remove-me-dalek1967
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23 Copy n paste then remove the -remove-me- part.