Re: [gentoo-user] Re: "emerge -DuvatN world" doesn't show all upgradeable packages

[Dale <dalek1967@bellsouth.net>]

Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Tuesday 08 April 2008, Dale wrote:
>   
>
> I have :-)
>
> I've also removed (forcibly) all versions of gcc, portage, and glibc 
> individually and all together. quickpkg is a nice thing to know 
> about :-)
>   

I got that covered.  I found this little tid bit of info.  OP may want 
to make a note of this too.  Pssssst, you see this?

FEATURES="buildsyspkg sandbox fixpackages parallel-fetch"

I like the buildsyspkg part.  At least I will have the system packages 
and can boot up.
> Once I even merged busybox to the root filesystem. It overwrites all the 
> Unix tools with symlinks to busybox. Cool, you get a tiny install that 
> can go on an embedded device.
>   

Sounds cool, for the right equipment.   ;-)  Maybe not a desktop or a 
fancy server, on second thought.   :-p
> BUT, busybox give you tar, it does not give you tar -o
>
> Guess which gentoo-specific app requires tar -o? Do I hear the 
> word "portage"? Anyone??
>
>   

Naturally.  What else could use that?

Dale

:-)  :-)
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