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From: Graham Murray <graham@gmurray.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] emerge --update : how to keep it going?
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In-Reply-To: <33863279.yiiX5jZFcB@energy> (Volker Armin Hemmann's message of
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Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com> writes:

> --keep-going does not help you, if the emerge does not start because of 
> missing dep/slot conflict/blocking/masking whatever... 

Though it would be nice if there was some flag, probably mainly of use
with either ' -u @world' or --resume, to tell portage to get on and
merge what it can and leave any masked packages or those which would
generate blockers or conflicts.