On Mon, 7 Mar 2016 15:26:25 +0000 (UTC) Martin Vaeth <mar...@mvath.de> wrote:
> »Q« <boxc...@gmx.net> wrote: > > On Mon, 7 Mar 2016 10:50:45 +0000 (UTC) > > Martin Vaeth <mar...@mvath.de> wrote: > > > >> Except generating the metadata by yourself there is not much you > >> can do. > > > > Is it `emerge --regen` which will do that for me? > > Not really: this would store the metadata in /var/cache/edb/dep > To generate the metadata use something like > egencache --update --repo=gentoo > but this will be lost with the next syncing. > If you really want to do this regularly (and be independent of > gentoo infrastructure) you should perhaps use git instead of rsync Thanks. I'll only do it if/when eix disagrees with portage again. The issue causes me no real trouble, just causes me a moment of consternation when eix tells me there should be a downgrade of what portage has just upgraded; I only notice it because I run eix-test-obsolete after every world update. More than solving this minor annoyance, I've learned a lot from you about how and where portage handles metadata. Thanks again!
