From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1Hohyg-0003cf-Qs for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 17 May 2007 15:33:19 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l4HFVxpn025420; Thu, 17 May 2007 15:31:59 GMT Received: from dnsmail5.fleet.navy.mil (pacfa.fleet.navy.mil [205.56.145.34]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l4HFPhLI016958 for ; Thu, 17 May 2007 15:25:45 GMT Received: from VSCAN2 ([157.153.3.104]) by dnsmail5.fleet.navy.mil (8.12.11.SSC-RH.1/8.12.9) with SMTP id l4HFGQ74002784 for ; Thu, 17 May 2007 15:20:43 GMT Received: from cv63ucsex1.cv63.navy.mil ([157.153.3.104]) by VSCAN2 (SMSSMTP 4.1.11.41) with SMTP id M2007051715254303258 for ; Thu, 17 May 2007 15:25:45 GMT Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6603.0 Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] My only input on the subject of circular dependencies Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 00:15:44 +0900 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [gentoo-user] My only input on the subject of circular dependencies Thread-Index: AceYlbvExHNKPreUQFC3bs1/+t3kbgAAGKzg From: To: X-Archives-Salt: 269f8e50-f665-417a-a9be-e5c9dcb2fc91 X-Archives-Hash: 3d336fef9da1d82234740930ae15e72b > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Farrell [mailto:dan@spore.ath.cx]=20 > 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=20 > circular dependencies >=20 >=20 > On Thu, 17 May 2007 09:18:40 +0900 > wrote: >=20 > > 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=20 > between USEing sparingly and reading errors (windows people=20 > in particular never seem to do this) that emerging -av is a=20 > great idea, since it lists the use flags you're likely to=20 > want to look over before going. Many a gray hair can be=20 > avoided by a little extra work before sending the emerge through. =20 >=20 > Don't give up newbies! It comes eventually, I swear. =20 > --=20 > 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. :) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list