On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 18:00, Nick Rout wrote: > On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 16:12, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > > On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 15:55, Nick Rout wrote: > > > On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 15:36:38 +1200 > > > > > > Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 15:07, Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC) wrote: > > > > > Regards, Robert > > > > > Some days you are the pigeon, some days you are the statue. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > > btw, kde.3.2.2 won't emerge correctly it halts with:- > > > > > As far as I can tell, kde 3.2.2 is still masked (i.e. not marked as > > > > > "stable" yet) > > > > > > > > You sure? Done a emerge sync reasonably recently? > > > > > > http://packages.gentoo.org/search/?sstring=kdebase > > > > > > it is still masked, well kdebase is anyway > > > > > > also, following an rsync right now: > > > > > > esearch ^kde$ > > > [ Results for search key : ^kde$ ] > > > [ Applications found : 1 ] > > > > > > * kde-base/kde > > > Latest version available: 3.2.1 > > > Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ] > > > Size of downloaded files: 0 kB > > > Homepage: http://www.kde.org/ > > > Description: KDE 3.2 - merge this to pull in all non-developer > > > kde-base/* packages > > > > How odd, I get:- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] My Downloads $ esearch ^kde$ > > [ Results for search key : ^kde$ ] > > [ Applications found : 1 ] > > > > * kde-base/kde > > Latest version available: 3.2.2 > > Latest version installed: 3.2.0 > > Size of downloaded files: 0 kB > > Homepage: http://www.kde.org/ > > Description: KDE 3.2 - merge this to pull in all non-developer > > kde-base/* packages > > what is your ACCEPT_KEYWORDS set to? (emerge info will tell you)
sorry forget it my question was answered later in the thread :-) that'll learn u 4 running unstable :-) > > > > > > In the meantime I'm having a go at emerge --update kde ( 106 > > > > > packages ) ( Coming up for air next Wednesday ) > > > > > > > > Well it crashed yesterday afternoon, so I am breathing again. :-( > > > > > > > > > I use "emerge -u packagename" or "emerge -u world" all of the time > > > > > unless installing a new package. Isn't that what I should be doing? > > > > > > > > That's exactly what you should be doing. > > > > I have just learnt the error of my ways. > > > > > > --update and -u are the same. what error? > > > > Not using the [--update|-u] flag for every emerge of a new program > > package instead of just emerge packagename > > > > > > I'm going to build an up to date Gentoo on the newly acquired 800MHz > > > > machine, and then update the 400MHz P/II getting it ready for sale. > > > > Anybody want it btw? > > > > > if you want to do a fresh install on the 400, why not do a GRP of > > > 2004.1? will be very quick. > > > > Yes, I'll probably end up doing that and compiling the packages which are > > not available from the binary CD.
