Re: [gentoo-user] Performing Global Updates

[bryn]

Aaron Stout wrote:
Just curious what this message is all about. I have been receiving this
message lately in when emerge syncing.
Performing Global Updates: /usr/portage/profiles/updates/2Q-2003
(Could take a couple minutes if you have a lot of binary packages.)
  .='update pass'  *='binary update'  @='/var/db move'
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 ** Skipping packages. Run 'fixpackages' or set it in FEATURES to fix
the
    tbz2's in the packages directory. Note: This can take a very long
time.
The "Run 'fixpackeges'" part. is that part of the gentoolkit or emerge?

It updates binary packages to reflect changes in the location of 
packages in the portage tree. afaik it's not needed often and runs quick 
unless you have lots of binary packages.

You'll find it in /usr/lib/portage/bin there's also a question about it 
in the faq section of the forums

Bryn.

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