* Re: [gentoo-user] Closing message of emerge sync confusing
@ 2005-08-27 12:58 99% ` Hans-Werner Hilse
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From: Hans-Werner Hilse @ 2005-08-27 12:58 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Hi,
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005, Harry Putnam wrote:
> After running an emerge sync, I see a message at the conclusion that
> says:
>
> * An update to portage is available. It is _highly_ recommended
> * that you update portage now, before any other packages are updated.
> * Please do so and then update ALL of your configuration files.
>
> What does this mean... I though I had just updated portage. Or is a
> sync something different than an update?
You synced the portage _tree_. So you could say, you updated the portage
_tree_. Portage itself is a piece of python coded software, installed and
managed by - portage, i.e. itself. To update this software, you'd need to
type
$ emerge -u portage
-hwh
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