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From: Bruce Hill <daddy@×××××××××××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] System maintenance procedure?
Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:20:24
Message-Id: 20121209131841.GX23914@server
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] System maintenance procedure? by Dale
1 On Sat, Dec 08, 2012 at 05:20:36PM -0600, Dale wrote:
2 >
3 > That's been my experience too. I run @preserved-rebuild when it tells
4 > me to but revdep-rebuild rarely finds anything. Thing is, it has a time
5 > or two. It is best to run revdep-rebuild and be sure than not to and
6 > run the risk of not being able to boot or some other problem that bites
7 > you.
8 >
9 > Sort of like a ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ;-)
10 >
11 > Dale
12
13 Wasn't following this thread closely when it began...
14
15 What is @preserved-rebuild ?
16
17 workstation ~ # @preserved-rebuild -p
18 -bash: @preserved-rebuild: command not found
19 workstation ~ # e-file @preserved-rebuild
20 No matches found.
21 workstation ~ # e-file preserved-rebuild
22 No matches found.
23 workstation ~ # preserved-rebuild -p
24 -bash: preserved-rebuild: command not found
25 workstation ~ # emerge -a @preserved-rebuild
26 emerge: 'preserved-rebuild' is an empty set
27 emerge: no targets left after set expansion
28 workstation ~ # emerge -a preserved-rebuild
29
30 These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
31
32 Calculating dependencies... done!
33
34 emerge: there are no ebuilds to satisfy "preserved-rebuild".
35
36 emerge: searching for similar names...
37 emerge: Maybe you meant any of these: app-portage/smart-live-rebuild, app-admin/chef-server-webui?
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Re: [gentoo-user] System maintenance procedure? Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>