From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GlVXa-0005i4-8i for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 18 Nov 2006 19:07:50 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with SMTP id kAIJ5ofj010049; Sat, 18 Nov 2006 19:05:50 GMT Received: from bullet.espersunited.com (adsl-70-234-122-249.dsl.tul2ok.sbcglobal.net [70.234.122.249]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id kAIJ3oZ9005038 for ; Sat, 18 Nov 2006 19:03:50 GMT Received: from camille.espersunited.com (camille.espersunited.com [70.234.122.250]) by bullet.espersunited.com (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id kAIJ3n3w032610 for ; Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:03:49 -0600 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] undoing emerge --sync From: Michael Sullivan To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <200611181957.49629.sp_rm_it@yahoo.it> References: <200610151400.09636.sp_rm_it@yahoo.it> <20061015132114.737ef5e5@krikkit.digimed.co.uk> <200611181957.49629.sp_rm_it@yahoo.it> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:03:49 -0600 Message-Id: <1163876629.12470.142.camel@camille.espersunited.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 0f6785ef-f0d4-4540-970b-3b85ff23931f X-Archives-Hash: 5d6c3bddc203f3a2214a8308d34d9450 On Sat, 2006-11-18 at 19:57 +0100, Sergio Polini wrote: > Neil Bothwick: > > On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:00:09 +0200, Sergio Polini wrote: > > > May I undo an emerge --sync? > > > > Only be restoring from a previously made backup or another computer > > that you haven't synced yet. > > I apologize for my delay. > What have I to backup to be able to restore a previous sync? > Are /usr/portage and /etc/conf.d enough? > > Thanks > Sergio Theoretically, couldn't you just go to a Gentoo mirror and download a portage snapshot from before you ran emerge --sync? -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list