From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_24_48, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NO_RELAYS autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from drobbins by cvs.gentoo.org with local (Exim 3.22 #1) id 14yR0b-0005Kn-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Fri, 11 May 2001 22:28:01 -0600 From: Daniel Robbins To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Questions about portage, etc. Message-ID: <20010511222801.C20261@cvs.gentoo.org> References: <20010511200727.64e2eac4.erichey2@home.com> <20010512002153.A14999@ryoohki.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20010512002153.A14999@ryoohki.net>; from gentoo@ryoohki.net on Sat, May 12, 2001 at 12:21:53AM -0400 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri May 11 22:29:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 22:28:01 -0600 X-Archives-Salt: 0339b163-50c4-4acf-b3e5-3db8a177036a X-Archives-Hash: e331e7dece43d116cc534f48f1219c4a On Sat, May 12, 2001 at 12:21:53AM -0400, Justus Pendleton wrote: > rsync -avz rsync://cvs.gentoo.org/gentoo-x86-portage/* /usr/portage > > It doesn't affect already installed packages in any way whatsoever. > All it does it update your portage area. Then you can do ebuilds or > whatever and update whatever packages you want to update. If you have a recent version of Portage installed, you can also type: # emerge rsync (it'll do the same thing) "emerge rsync clean" will remove stale ebuilds as well. Best Regards, -- Daniel Robbins President/CEO http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo Technologies, Inc.