From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GXVhA-00000I-2p for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:27:52 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with SMTP id k9B4PWh3006023; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:25:32 GMT Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k9B4NOVg010312 for ; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:23:25 GMT Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CB5164834 for ; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:23:24 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at gentoo.org X-Spam-Score: -2.499 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.499 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=0.100, BAYES_00=-2.599] Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id FYh1xZGaD79I for ; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:22:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ms-smtp-03.texas.rr.com (ms-smtp-03.texas.rr.com [24.93.47.42]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8D7264345 for ; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:21:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (cpe-68-201-116-137.gt.res.rr.com [68.201.116.137]) by ms-smtp-03.texas.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k9B4LXCQ019105 for ; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:21:33 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <452C714D.2030008@gt.rr.com> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:21:33 -0500 From: "Anthony E. Caudel" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20060926) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gentoo Mailing List Subject: [gentoo-user] Dumb question Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 3ff8fe60-880f-430c-a11d-cafd2e757efe X-Archives-Hash: 5a9a4d95a6adacc6983c38ab5b2cb56c I have been using Gentoo for more than 2 years now and have always wondered (but never asked - That's the "dumb" part) how Gentoo manages to update a package that happens to be running at the time. Given that the old version (the one running) is deleted, how does it manage to keep standing if you just cut its legs off? I've never seen this discussed anywhere which probably means everyone else already knows and are probably thinking to themselves, "Dumb question." Tony -- Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -- Benjamin Franklin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list