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On Wednesday 17 May 2006 20:47, "Daevid Vincent" <daevid@××××××.com> wrote |
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about 'RE: [gentoo-user] New Portage browser': |
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> It should absolutely be smart enough that if a package fails to compile, |
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> SKIP IT! And move on to the next one. There is nothing more frustrating |
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> than having like 100 packages to install, setting it up to run through |
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> the night, excited to see the new stuff, and then the utter |
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> dissapointment to see that portage shit the bed on the second package |
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> and just sat there doing nothing all night long. GRR. :) why "emerge |
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> --resume --skipfirst" is not the default exception handling routine for |
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> 'emerge' is beyond my comprehension. 'emerge' should at least have a |
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> command line option to invoke that! |
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Is there some problem with: |
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emerge -uND world || until emerge --resume --skipfirst; do :; done |
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? |
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A more complex version of that is in my nightly update script. |
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-- |
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"If there's one thing we've established over the years, |
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it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest |
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clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." |
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-- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh |
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