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From: Peter Humphrey <peter@prh.myzen.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: "masked by: EAPI 7" trying up update "portage" - how to proceed
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 20:49:53 +0100
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On Monday, 15 June 2020 16:49:39 BST Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2020-06-15, J. Roeleveld <joost@antarean.org> wrote:
> ><Snipped lengthy output>
> >
> > With a system that has not been updated for over 3 years, I would suggest
> > to Start from scratch and copy the config across.
> 
> That's definitely, by far, the fastest and easiest way to get to a
> working, current system.
> 
> > If you do insist on trying to work through this,
> 
> Which is something many of us have done once just to see if we could.
> 
> It's not something one tends to do a second time. :)

Once bitten, twice shy...  :)

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Regards,
Peter.