From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C8BA41382C5 for ; Sun, 4 Feb 2018 08:40:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1141AE0CAF; Sun, 4 Feb 2018 08:40:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smarthost03a.mail.zen.net.uk (smarthost03a.mail.zen.net.uk [212.23.1.20]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8F406E0C0D for ; Sun, 4 Feb 2018 08:40:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [81.108.251.46] (helo=mail.digimed.co.uk) by smarthost03a.mail.zen.net.uk with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA256:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1eiFqO-0004DE-GJ for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Sun, 04 Feb 2018 08:40:12 +0000 Received: from [10.145.230.78] (82-132-240-144.dab.02.net [82.132.240.144]) by mail.digimed.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 78D3B64FD9 for ; Sun, 4 Feb 2018 08:39:59 +0000 (GMT) Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2018 08:39:52 +0000 User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android In-Reply-To: References: <3KMHQSSJ.5OF2LM5M.6F23E2P7@7X75SCQB.6UAZSSP5.KSKAEDEJ> <1683273.yOecnO1sV8@thetick> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Heads Up - glibc-2.27 breaks my system To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Neil Bothwick Message-ID: X-Originating-smarthost03a-IP: [81.108.251.46] Feedback-ID: 81.108.251.46 X-Archives-Salt: 6b1aa27d-4e14-4b82-b33f-2c0801462aa5 X-Archives-Hash: 38944fd6bfe011820f748ea3f63fd613 On 3 February 2018 17:34:11 GMT, Helmut Jarausch wro= te: >On 02/03/2018 04:11:33 PM, Marc Joliet wrote: >> Am Samstag, 3=2E Februar 2018, 10:50:53 CET schrieb Helmut Jarausch: >> > On 02/03/2018 06:54:06 AM, Dale wrote: >> > > While on this topic, I have a question about glibc=2E I have it = =20 >> set in >> > > make=2Econf to save the binary packages=2E Generally I use it when= I >=20 >> need >> > > to go back shortly after a upgrade, usually Firefox or something=2E >> > > However, this package is different since going back a version =20 >> isn't a >> > > good idea=2E My question tho, what if one does go back a version = =20 >> using >> > > those saved binary packages? Has anyone ever did it and it work=20 > >> or >> > > did >> > > it and it fail miserably? >> > >> > I've tried to binary emerge my previous version=2E This didn't >succeed >> > since >> > the ebuild disallows downgrading glibc=2E >> > >> > Luckily I had backuped my system just 20 hours ago=2E >>=20 >> Having up-to-date backups is always good :) =2E >>=20 >> > Does anybody know how to restore ONLY those files which are >> > more recent on the target file system=2E >> > (My whole back is 124 Gb large which is a lot to copy back) >>=20 >> If you can access the backups like a normal file system, then using =20 >> rsync with >> the --update option looks to me like what you want: >>=20 >> "-u, --update skip files that are newer on the =20 >> receiver"=2E >>=20 > >High Marc, >I think I need the opposite : > only update files which are newer on the receiver > >Thanks, >Helmut Run the rsync in the opposite direction with - n as well as - u=2E That sh= ould give you a list of files that are newer on the live system=2E=20 --=20 Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail=2E Please excuse my brevity=2E