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From: Brennan Shacklett <bp.shacklett@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Cc: dhkuhl@×××××××××.net
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: revdep-rebuild Not Fixing Broken Links
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:40:03
Message-Id: BANLkTinqoYnGSkM-hHnVhOhWceEeEy3JtQ@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: revdep-rebuild Not Fixing Broken Links by dhkuhl@optonline.net
1 > I think that package is there, but I'll check this weekend. I didn't feel
2 like carrying my laptop today.
3 > It would be nice if I just had to install it, but I would think
4 revdep-rebuild should pull it in . . . or doesn't revdep-rebuild work that
5 way?
6
7 revdep-rebuild will only rebuild the package with the broken link. It won't
8 pull in anything (unless the ebuild pulls something else in), so
9 revdep-rebuild can't fix an issue that needs another package that the ebuild
10 doesn't depend on.
11
12 --Brennan Shacklett

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: revdep-rebuild Not Fixing Broken Links Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman@×××××.com>