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* RE: [gentoo-user] My only input on the subject of circular dependencies
@ 2007-05-17 15:15 99% burlingk
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From: burlingk @ 2007-05-17 15:15 UTC (permalink / raw
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Farrell [mailto:dan@spore.ath.cx] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 11:52 PM
> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] My only input on the subject of 
> circular dependencies
> 
> 
> On Thu, 17 May 2007 09:18:40 +0900
> <burlingk@cv63.navy.mil> wrote:
> 
> > My only input at this time (since I am a total newb when it
> > comes to Gentoo), is this.
> ...
> > ---
> > Ken
> I think that's excellent advice Ken.  I would add somewhere 
> between USEing sparingly and reading errors (windows people 
> in particular never seem to do this) that emerging -av is a 
> great idea, since it lists the use flags you're likely to 
> want to look over before going.  Many a gray hair can be 
> avoided by a little extra work before sending the emerge through.  
> 
> Don't give up newbies!  It comes eventually, I swear.  
> -- 
> gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Would -p work well with the -av (-avp) ? I have not looked over the -a
and -v just yet, but I know that -p will make sure it doesn't actually
change anything on the first attempt. :)

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