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On 22/05/2014 16:32, Zoltán Kócsi wrote: |
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> On Thu, 22 May 2014 15:42:09 +0200 |
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> "Andreas K. Huettel" <dilfridge@g.o> wrote: |
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>> if you run into issues like this, first try something like |
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>> emerge -uDNav world |
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>> (--update --deep --newuse --ask --verbose; note the "deep") |
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>> (afaik this is the recommended way to update your system anyway) |
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>> If this doesnt help, you can try giving portage more time to |
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>> backtrack, add e.g. the following option (warning this may take a |
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>> while): |
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>> --backtrack=1000 |
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> Thanks, will do that. |
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> Is there a comprehensive manual about portage and the related tools? |
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> I mean one which explains how the whole thing works, what are atoms and |
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> sets and slots and masks; how dependencies work and how the magic USE |
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> keywords get translated to actual configure parameters, so basically |
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> the whole logic behind it? Then, with all that basic knowledge how |
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> emerge et al work on that info and what they actually do? |
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> As a developer probably it's all obvious if not trivial to you, but to |
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> the uninitiated it looks a bit of black magic. I went to the Wiki and |
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> went through the handbook, but I couldn't find anything which explained |
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> the actual concepts and implementation of the whole portage system, |
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> just practical snippets of actual tool usage rather than the |
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> foundations. Any pointers to the relevant literature would be most |
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> appreciated. |
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Portage man pages are fairly complete (maybe not so much for very new |
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features). The trick is to find the man pages :-) |
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equery files portage | grep /man/ |
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These are the man pages I rate most useful (there are plenty more) |
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emerge(1) |
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portage(5) |
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ebuild(1) |
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ebuild(5) |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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