Re: [gentoo-user] Building packages only when doing emerge world

[Mike Turcotte]

A. Khattri wrote:
On Sat, 2 Apr 2005, Nick Rout wrote:
 

I think the problem is that if you build a whole lot of packages only,
without installing them, then (because each package is not actually
installed on a live filesystem) any package that depends on an earlier
one will fail.
I know what I'm saying, but it isn't coming out right...
   

No it is, that makes sense.
And your advice about moving in small steps was spot on.
I would probably do a -uDtpv and emerge the small "subtrees" first and
work up to the bigger packages.
 

OK thanks guys, I will give this a shot. This is the first time I have 
ever updated the world on a gentoo system, so I was not sure what the 
outcome would be and if there would be any risks in doing so. After 
reading this, I now feel a lot better.
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