Re: [gentoo-user] Accidentally deleted contents of /sbin

[Dale <dalek@exceedtech.net>]

James Colby wrote:
>>
>>
>> If it were me, I would still do a emerge -e world, just to be sure.
>>
>> Dale
>>
> Does emerge -e world add anything to the world file?  Do I need to add
> the --oneshot option to this to keep my world file clean
>
> Thanks,
> James

>From what I understand, it takes the packages listed in the world file
and then pretends there is nothing emerged and builds a list.  This will
emerge everything in world plus their dependacies.  It should not change
your world file at all.  I have done this several times when something
goes weird on my system or upgrading gcc.  You have a good plan to keep
your world file clean though.  Seems we are both learning to do that.  O_O

Basically, this rebuilds everything on your system from the ground up. 
That is why it takes so long.  It's akin to rebuilding the whole house
when you have a small leak in your roof.  Of course, you have a new
house this way.  ;-)

Also keep in mind "emerge --resume" and "emerge --resume --skipfirst". 
The first is in case you have to stop to reboot or something.  The
second is in case something fails to emerge and you want to rebuild it
later.  Make a note of what packages fail and the error.  You may need
that info later.

Hope that helps.

Dale

:-)  :-)
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