Thanks for the responses...I realized after I sent that that I should RTFM, indeed, which I did. Sorry for the trouble!
On 8/12/05, Francisco Perez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess it goes without saying that you could easily google for it or > find this in gentoo.org, but never the less, here it is: > > The main 'Update Your Profile Page' (Definitely read this first, it > explains everything you need to know.) > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-upgrading.xml > > Instructions for AMD64 with multilib enabled. > http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/amd64/howtos/index.xml?part=1&chap=1#doc_chap1 > > Instructions for AMD64 with multilib disabled. > http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/amd64/howtos/index.xml?part=1&chap=1#doc_chap5 > > Frank > > Jared Lindsay wrote: > > >How do you update your profile? > > > >On 8/11/05, Francisco Perez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Some releases have new profiles, in which case you need to update your > >>/etc/make.profile directory link, in other cases you don't. If you are > >>using 2004.3 then you should switch your profile to 2005.0, because if > >>not, you'll only get the updates upto, but not including those on > >>2005.0. From what I can see on this thread there has been a profile > >>change for 2005.1 from 2005.0 for AMD64, but I don't think there was a > >>profile change for 2005.1 for x86. > >> > >>Frank > >> > >>Jared Lindsay wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>I was always under the impression that as long as you keep doing > >>>emerge -uD world, you are as up-to-date as possible. If we ARE using > >>>2004.3 (which I am), what changes are there when you migrate from a > >>>(fully updated) 2004.3 to 2005.1? > >>> > >>>On 8/11/05, Simon Stelling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Gregory Symons wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>The 2005.1 and 2005.0 profiles are nearly identical, but that might > >>>>>>change in a while, especially if you're using a sub-profile. Switching > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>would that be a long while or a short while? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>No idea. > >>>> > >>>>-- > >>>>Simon Stelling > >>>>Gentoo/AMD64 Operational Co-Lead > >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>-- > >>>>[email protected] mailing list > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>[email protected] mailing list > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > -- > [email protected] mailing list > > -- [email protected] mailing list
