> do so today (115 packages emerge). I normally... > > emerge -pv --deep --update world | less > > ...before updating, to check for booby-traps. Today, the output on the > backup machine blasted to screen, and did not stop until finished. > Meanwhile, the bottom of the screen shows "lines 1-4/4 (END) ". > Actually, it's 151 lines of output. Similarly... > > emerge -pv --deep --update world > x > > ...shows only 4 lines in file x, while the output blasted to the screen. > > emerge -pv --deep --update world > x 2>&1 > > ...does work, sending everything to file x. That's how I know there are > 151 lines of output in file x and output is going to stderr. This > happens on only the backup machine, not the main machine. It's not a > showstopper, and I can work around it. Having said that, I'd like to do > a proper fix. >
My first guess would be different versions of emerge sending output to different places. Are the portage versions the same?
