Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote: >On Monday 19 June 2006 22:15, Trenton Adams wrote: > > >>For example, with openldap, you're supposed to slapcat before >>upgrading, and slapadd after upgrading, or you could have database >>problems. I did not know this. So when I went from 2.2-2.3, I had >>problems. But, I didn't have time to get it working, as I needed it >>up and running NOW. So, I reverted to the old package by masking the >>new one, and then went to find out why it occurred after the fact. >>This is one simple example of potential problems. But something on a >>wider scale could occur. >> >> > >Did you have a look at FEATURES=buildpkg? Look at man 5 make.conf. While it >takes up a couple of GB it allows you to downgrade to a previously installed >version without needing to compile it again. > > >
Or rescue yourself if you delete something and portage, gcc or something critical doesn't work anymore. I have been there, twice, and it is a life saver for sure. I did NOT get my shirt though. :-( Dale :-) :-) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
