From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BFB701382C5 for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:43:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 383FDE0D71; Mon, 15 Jun 2020 16:27:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gw1.antarean.org (gw1.antarean.org [194.145.200.214]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CEAF2E0D76 for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2020 16:25:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gw1.antarean.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49lx5j4cnRz17Qh for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:06:17 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at antarean.org Received: from gw1.antarean.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (gw1.antarean.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id efGjRVfMgL1A for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:06:17 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mailstore1.antarean.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gw1.antarean.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49lx5j3CWVz147R for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:06:17 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mailstore1.antarean.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49lxXB32GJz15 for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:25:46 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at antarean.org Received: from mailstore1.antarean.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mailstore1.antarean.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id vbKCLCuE_H-w for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:25:46 +0200 (CEST) Received: from lan102.nl.antarean.org (lan102.nl.antarean.org [10.20.13.202]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mailstore1.antarean.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 49lxXB0xfzzj for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:25:46 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=antarean.org; s=default; t=1592238346; bh=g+lZag3JWEeLnVCgQZ6ubNmlkhbFhfNXZWg+0TmPGiU=; h=Date:In-Reply-To:References:Subject:To:From; b=CHHyUTyS5opsgmRjm2VKoGs6yjda8y/z5gpxZk2DYJRsr4NwkAQwcRmGY2Qk7O37l zYupiztOqqtsnFS3/A4H4I4Xkrp0VwPdpSaOMS7h8Sp2dkyAvDtuJiWyJrltWO3Umv NmRo/Xh9pCSgybB08ECnxMiDb0OzBdShAAwtwMwM= Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:25:43 +0200 User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android In-Reply-To: References: <9ed9c401-7066-9c6d-8ce4-2ee94a1b903e@web.de> <20200614230643.1bc9e3ac@digimed.co.uk> <4585048.31r3eYUQgx@eve> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: "masked by: EAPI 7" trying up update "portage" - how to proceed To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: "J. Roeleveld" Message-ID: <17870C8C-05B7-41F2-83E7-DA449D49B12C@antarean.org> X-Archives-Salt: 8b7b1347-fe35-4389-b7bc-5e4360858c3d X-Archives-Hash: abdaa156753b8f69e5b8c64a9a9b965d On 15 June 2020 17:49:39 CEST, Grant Edwards wrote: >On 2020-06-15, J=2E Roeleveld wrote: > >> >> >> With a system that has not been updated for over 3 years, I would >suggest to=20 >> Start from scratch and copy the config across=2E > >That's definitely, by far, the fastest and easiest way to get to a >working, current system=2E > >> 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=2E How do you think I learned that sequence as being the best option? >It's not something one tends to do a second time=2E :) I actually did, as I was not able to boot from rescue media anytime soon= =2E It was a risk to do it by remote and if there had been a power failure = in the middle of it, it could have ended in disaster=2E But I managed it=2E That was the 2nd and last time I ever did that=2E Ever since I schedule in= maintenance weekends for the few systems that are critical=2E (This is at home) -- Joost --=20 Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail=2E Please excuse my brevity=2E