Re: [gentoo-user] One machine sends "emerge" text output to stderr, not stdout

[Adam Carter <adamcarter3@gmail.com>]

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> do so today (115 packages emerge).  I normally...
>
> emerge -pv --deep --update world | less
>
> ...before updating, to check for booby-traps.  Today, the output on the
> backup machine blasted to screen, and did not stop until finished.
> Meanwhile, the bottom of the screen shows "lines 1-4/4 (END) ".
> Actually, it's 151 lines of output.  Similarly...
>
> emerge -pv --deep --update world > x
>
> ...shows only 4 lines in file x, while the output blasted to the screen.
>
> emerge -pv --deep --update world > x 2>&1
>
> ...does work, sending everything to file x.  That's how I know there are
> 151 lines of output in file x and output is going to stderr.  This
> happens on only the backup machine, not the main machine.  It's not a
> showstopper, and I can work around it.  Having said that, I'd like to do
> a proper fix.
>

My first guess would be different versions of emerge sending output to
different places. Are the portage versions the same?

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