080628 Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:57:05 -0400, Philip Webb wrote: >> the problem with 'emerge world' (without '-p') is >> the user hands over control of his machine to an unreliable automaton, > No one has ever suggested that you run emerge world without -p or -a. > Damage caused by using a tool badly does not make it a bad tool. > Esp if the tool's documentation specifically advises different usage -- dox quote snipped --
Yes, I had never bothered to read that, as I didn't need to (smile). So the problem is not folx doing 'emerge -aBcDdF world', but folx doing that where they haven't included a '-p' in there. So whenever anyone asks advice from this list in such a case, the first response always sb "Did you do a 'pretend' first ? ". Anyway, I continue to recommend my own approach to everyone, while knowing full well they (like me) will go on in their own way (grin). -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
