On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 19:42:32 +0900 Jason Stubbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thursday 16 October 2003 19:34, Stroller wrote: > > Since your friend has a fast connection, you could `emerge -Ufp world > > Why do you advise to use -U instead of -u? If not running ~x86 (and most users > > shouldn't be) the only time that a package might be downgraded is if breakage > is discovered. Any particular reason why you would advise new users to keep > broken packages on their system? > I disagree. Gentoo does not have a perfect system of classifying packages. I cannot speak to masked packages, but many totally harmless, totally useful packages are marked ~x86. When I have decided to employ one of these useful packages, I don't want to be dinged to downgrade the package everytime I run update world. This is not necessarily advice to keep broken packages on your system. My advice might be to run 'emerge -up world >keep-the-output' before doing as the author recommends. That way you have the best of both worlds. You are aware of any recommended downgrades, but you don't have to deal with "automated" downgrades. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
