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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] serious problems trying to go to new abi_x86_32 support
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 12:17:48
Message-Id: 20150425131732.3b6992b4@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] serious problems trying to go to new abi_x86_32 support by covici@ccs.covici.com
1 On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 06:45:16 -0400, covici@××××××××××.com wrote:
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3 > > The only thing you gain is being able to run 32-bit applications
4 > > against those libraries, even if you don't have any need to. The only
5 > > thing you lose is a bunch of inodes, and maybe some compile time.
6 >
7 > Well, that clarifies things a bit -- what is strange is that I had to do
8 > about 70 packages beffore portage would let the preserved-rebuild go
9 > through, for future reference is there an automatic way to add all the
10 > use flags, even the packages which already have other use flags?
11
12 The --autounmask option for emerge does that (you still have to confirm
13 the changes with etc-update). This is enabled by default, so it appears
14 you have disabled it in make.conf if you are not already seeing the offer
15 to add the packages.
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19 Neil Bothwick
20
21 Artificial Intelligence usually beats real stupidity.

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