Re: [gentoo-user] What do I do about slocate 3.1/2.7 ?

[Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>]

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On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:24:11 -0700, Richard Fish wrote:

> > su -c "ebuild /path/to/slocate-2.7-r8.ebuild digest;emerge --verbose
> > --ask slocate"

or even "emerge --verbose --ask --digest slocate"

> But do an emerge --sync first.  The most likely cause of this is that
> your last sync was done while the server was being updated, and you
> got the updated manifest but not the ebuild.  These kinds of problems
> are almost always fixed by a new sync.  Using the digest command is
> overkill.

Not to mention potentially dangerous. If the digest mismatch is a fault
in portage, a sync will usually fix it. But if it is due to a compromised
archive, redigesting removes that safety check.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

If your VCR still flashes 12:00 - then Linux is not for you.

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