Re: [gentoo-user] glibc and gcc updated to 2.3.5

[Holly Bostick <motub@planet.nl>]

Grant schreef:
>>>I noticed my glibc and gcc were updated to 2.3.5 in my last big emerge
>>>world.  Should I run an emptytree emerge now?
>>>
>>>- Grant
>>
>>first, your gcc got not updated to 2.3.5
>>
>>second: no.
>>You do NOT NEED to do an emptytree. Never!
>>
>>glibc updates are nothing to worry about, one replaces the other, the software
>>does not care much. And if it cares, it crashes, so you'll see it, if
>>anything needs to rebuild.
>>
>>But as a general rule: you do not need to do an emerge emptytree.
> 
> 
> I remember reading about a package update after which it is beneficial
> to emerge emptytree.  I thought it was the compiler stuff.  Am I
> remembering that wrong?
> 

You're probably not remembering completely. The only time it is
*suggested* that you might want to do an emerge -e world is after you
have recompiled glibc to use NPTL. And even then, plenty of people will
tell you it's not necessary.

Certainly it's not necessary for a normal update of glibc, much less
gcc. Everything will pretty much update itself as you update the
programs, and it's otherwise not an issue.

HTH,
Holly
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