From: "Thomas Landmann" <tom.landmann@upsidedownkingdom.org>
To: <gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org>
Subject: RE: [gentoo-dev] emerge --pretend update questions.
Date: Thu Aug 23 12:53:01 2001 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <EGECJALEMGCKNJACMHGAOEJICOAA.tom.landmann@upsidedownkingdom.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200108232038.f7NKcjp25365@mailgate3.cinetic.de>
Is there a switch to tell emerge update to not remerge existing packages,
but to only emerge newer packages?
Tom
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org]On Behalf Of Peter Kadau
> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 3:39 PM
> To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] emerge --pretend update questions.
>
>
> hi !
>
> > when executed on my current system, i see many lines of this:
> [snip]
> > Q1: what does the R stand for? i'm pretty sure i understand N
> and U, and
> > my first guess for R would be 'remove'.
>
> no, the only way to remove a package right now is this
> "ebuild /var/db/pkg/<cat>/<pkg>/<ebuild> unmerge"
> you cited.
>
> it just means "remerge", i.e. build and install again with your
> new USE flags and the like.
>
> > thanks,
> > j
>
> hth and is adequate
> ciao
> peter
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Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-08-23 12:34 [gentoo-dev] emerge --pretend update questions Peter Kadau
2001-08-23 12:53 ` Thomas Landmann [this message]
2001-08-23 22:34 ` Daniel Robbins
2001-08-23 13:00 ` jasonm
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2001-08-23 16:00 Peter Kadau
2001-08-23 15:48 Peter Kadau
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2001-08-23 11:56 ` jasonm
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