From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C1A21381F4 for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2012 13:20:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1C31D21C02B; Sun, 9 Dec 2012 13:20:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mout.perfora.net (mout.perfora.net [74.208.4.195]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D72A1E051E for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2012 13:18:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (66-208-231-133.ubr01a.rte20201.pa.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [66.208.231.133]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus3) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MWTje-1Tg9Hc47IY-00XD2l; Sun, 09 Dec 2012 08:18:44 -0500 Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2012 07:18:42 -0600 From: Bruce Hill To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] System maintenance procedure? Message-ID: <20121209131841.GX23914@server> References: <20121205120550.2bc346bf@khamul.example.com> <20121208220616.44fb92ae@khamul.example.com> <20121208232507.6f348f86@khamul.example.com> <20121208224950.40759f8e@digimed.co.uk> <50C3CB44.7070307@gmail.com> 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 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <50C3CB44.7070307@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:JC35Llm8JmFu5a/xTSjT8hntfg1Vbjuf9YzM2zs0aUC 4U88kMGCFSJytNOmFyIBZC01jGFQrMJtzyphsH6oD+/MjOa5W4 Z7Wt+IB93hZ2U1QsfNFedDPY45m+jUlR5MK+PIq8hbzWejfigt EiMJAEv8682QBsXiPMpdF4HR2qN4kDI9sJGW3EhR6nVuuizs4a 3r9LLEI/0EiZDCzh81KPbHith4dRiCoLzRAzadGPguISSyZAyD AXbw6fumrDEe2WdvXLwjZCUFNEdmRNXjAohcXreOKJ7q886pYR hRFrRETd3lBRKwSjzYHJusyu70qHn87wWGMepgBlV4FfYqQ/UL 4fqBRsT8pg0q5RG3xEPg6EMsdOHHOInKNbfEW22wk X-Archives-Salt: 7452b353-254f-48f3-884f-a2a03be41980 X-Archives-Hash: ea18f744471229b51deac59ec7a20f60 On Sat, Dec 08, 2012 at 05:20:36PM -0600, Dale wrote: > > That's been my experience too. I run @preserved-rebuild when it tells > me to but revdep-rebuild rarely finds anything. Thing is, it has a time > or two. It is best to run revdep-rebuild and be sure than not to and > run the risk of not being able to boot or some other problem that bites > you. > > Sort of like a ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ;-) > > Dale Wasn't following this thread closely when it began... What is @preserved-rebuild ? workstation ~ # @preserved-rebuild -p -bash: @preserved-rebuild: command not found workstation ~ # e-file @preserved-rebuild No matches found. workstation ~ # e-file preserved-rebuild No matches found. workstation ~ # preserved-rebuild -p -bash: preserved-rebuild: command not found workstation ~ # emerge -a @preserved-rebuild emerge: 'preserved-rebuild' is an empty set emerge: no targets left after set expansion workstation ~ # emerge -a preserved-rebuild These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! emerge: there are no ebuilds to satisfy "preserved-rebuild". emerge: searching for similar names... emerge: Maybe you meant any of these: app-portage/smart-live-rebuild, app-admin/chef-server-webui? -- Happy Penguin Computers >') 126 Fenco Drive ( \ Tupelo, MS 38801 ^^ support@happypenguincomputers.com 662-269-2706 662-205-6424 http://happypenguincomputers.com/ Don't top-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Top-posting