Re: [gentoo-user] 'emerge -e world' question

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Paul Hartman wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Paul Hartman wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I normally do "emerge -uDvN @world" (or in other words "emerge
>>> --update --deep --verbose --newuse @world"). Right now, it tells me
>>> this:
>>>
>>> Total: 0 packages, Size of downloads: 0 kB
>>>
>>> I also --depclean on a regular basis to remove any unneeded packages.
>>> Right now, it tells me this:
>>>
>>> No packages selected for removal by depclean
>>>
>>> Based on those two commands, I'm led to believe I have a fully updated
>>> system. So, then, I am curious why when I do "emerge -e @world" it
>>> tells me this:
>>>
>>> Total: 1432 packages (9 upgrades, 2 downgrades, 14 new, 1407
>>> reinstalls, 1 interactive), Size of downloads: 76,235 kB
>>>
>>> How is that possible? Where do those upgrades, downgrades and new
>>> packages come from? What is missing from my traditional "-uDvN"
>>> command that is causing me to miss some of those updates?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> Read a few of the other posts, make sure that @world is including the
>> system set.  Either just use world with no @ or do a @system and @world.
>>
>> --depclean should have mentioned that when you ran it too.  It does here
>> but you may be on a different version than I am.
>>     
>
> Thanks for that, I didn't realize there was a difference between
> "@world" and "world". I've looked at the sets.conf file but honestly
> it is over my head. My "world_sets" file does include @system, though,
> so hopefully there was nothing wrong in that regard.
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
>
>
>   

I think most installs have the system set included in world for now but
that may change in the future.  As I have posted on -dev, I see the
serious need for the sets but I wish to continue using the plain world
and it update all the packages that need updating.  I think the plain
world will be around for a while.  There were others that agreed with
that thought.  As I pointed out, if it has a @ in front, you are in the
sets section.  If not, then it is the old way.

Dale

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