Re: [gentoo-user] Re: "masked by: EAPI 7" trying up update "portage" - how to proceed
On Monday, 15 June 2020 16:49:39 BST Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2020-06-15, J. Roeleveld wrote: > > > > > > With a system that has not been updated for over 3 years, I would suggest > > to Start from scratch and copy the config across. > > That's definitely, by far, the fastest and easiest way to get to a > working, current system. > > > If you do insist on trying to work through this, > > Which is something many of us have done once just to see if we could. > > It's not something one tends to do a second time. :) Once bitten, twice shy... :) -- Regards, Peter.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: "masked by: EAPI 7" trying up update "portage" - how to proceed
On 15 June 2020 17:49:39 CEST, Grant Edwards wrote: >On 2020-06-15, J. Roeleveld wrote: > >> >> >> With a system that has not been updated for over 3 years, I would >suggest to >> Start from scratch and copy the config across. > >That's definitely, by far, the fastest and easiest way to get to a >working, current system. > >> If you do insist on trying to work through this, > >Which is something many of us have done once just to see if we could. How do you think I learned that sequence as being the best option? >It's not something one tends to do a second time. :) I actually did, as I was not able to boot from rescue media anytime soon. It was a risk to do it by remote and if there had been a power failure in the middle of it, it could have ended in disaster. But I managed it. That was the 2nd and last time I ever did that. Ever since I schedule in maintenance weekends for the few systems that are critical. (This is at home) -- Joost -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
[gentoo-user] Re: "masked by: EAPI 7" trying up update "portage" - how to proceed
On 2020-06-15, J. Roeleveld wrote: > > > With a system that has not been updated for over 3 years, I would suggest to > Start from scratch and copy the config across. That's definitely, by far, the fastest and easiest way to get to a working, current system. > If you do insist on trying to work through this, Which is something many of us have done once just to see if we could. It's not something one tends to do a second time. :) -- Grant
