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Remy Blank escribi=F3:
> Abraham Mar=EDn P=E9rez wrote:
>  =20
>> Now think there's a new version available of LIB, let's say version 2.=
1,=20
>> but the latest version of APP is still 1.0. If portage performed a dee=
p=20
>> update by default LIB would be rebuilt, but no APP, what would cause=20
>> broken dependencies on APP (remember LIB is a dynamic library). Howeve=
r,=20
>> is you don't update LIB unless you update also APP you will prevent th=
is=20
>> problem*.
>>    =20
>
> That's what revdep-rebuild is for. Update your LIB, run revdep-rebuild,
> and if APP is really broken by the LIB update (it doesn't have to be),
> it will be rebuilt.
>
> -- Remy
>
>  =20
That is indeed true, however, it will always be better keeping things=20
right than breaking and fixing as a rule, don't you think?

Abraham

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