On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 22:34:18 -0400 (EDT), in gmane.linux.gentoo.user,
wes chow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[......]
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>The User Guide shouldn't require a system update. It should *suggest* it.
>You don't need to upgrade anything that you don't want to. Gentoo's
>philosophy is to put as much control in the hands of the user as possible.
I thought so, too;-)
But the Portage User Guide is quite explicit - the "emerge -u
system" is _not_ described as "optional".
If the latest version of a package depends on an updated version of
the basic system layout (portage executables, init-scripts,
environment vars etc.) emerge will not work properly.
Best regards,
-Heribert
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Heribert Slama
Muttenz, Switzerland
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