* Re: [gentoo-user] Re: portage inconsistency?
@ 2007-08-06 9:59 99% ` Abraham Marín Pérez
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From: Abraham Marín Pérez @ 2007-08-06 9:59 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Remy Blank escribió:
> Abraham Marín Pérez wrote:
>
>> Now think there's a new version available of LIB, let's say version 2.1,
>> but the latest version of APP is still 1.0. If portage performed a deep
>> update by default LIB would be rebuilt, but no APP, what would cause
>> broken dependencies on APP (remember LIB is a dynamic library). However,
>> is you don't update LIB unless you update also APP you will prevent this
>> problem*.
>>
>
> 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
>
>
That is indeed true, however, it will always be better keeping things
right than breaking and fixing as a rule, don't you think?
Abraham
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