* RE: [gentoo-user] emerge -f
@ 2007-05-22 5:42 99% burlingk
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From: burlingk @ 2007-05-22 5:42 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dale [mailto:dalek@exceedtech.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 2:26 PM
> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -f
>
>
> burlingk@cv63.navy.mil wrote:
> > If I use emerge -f on a package, will it fetch that packaged
> > dependencies as well?
> >
> > For instance, if I use 'emerge -f xorg-x11', will it check
> the system,
<Snip>
> >
> > ---
> > Ken
> >
>
> If you want to make sure you get everything, I would do a
> emerge -ef <package>. That should get everything needed for
> sure. The "e" stands for emptytree but I always think of it
> as everything. If used with the option world it gets
> everything needed to recompile the complete system. Example:
> emerge -ef world
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Dale
So, does the emptytree (-e) option basically tell it that you don't
have ANYTHING instlled where it should be? :P
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