Re: [gentoo-user] Closing message of emerge sync confusing
Hi, On Sat, 27 Aug 2005, Harry Putnam wrote: After running an emerge sync, I see a message at the conclusion that says: * An update to portage is available. It is _highly_ recommended * that you update portage now, before any other packages are updated. * Please do so and then update ALL of your configuration files. What does this mean... I though I had just updated portage. Or is a sync something different than an update? You synced the portage _tree_. So you could say, you updated the portage _tree_. Portage itself is a piece of python coded software, installed and managed by - portage, i.e. itself. To update this software, you'd need to type $ emerge -u portage -hwh -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Closing message of emerge sync confusing
On Saturday 27 August 2005 13:45, Harry Putnam wrote: > What does this mean... I though I had just updated portage. Or is a > sync something different than an update? You just updated the portage tree, not portage the package. It's suggesting you emerge portage before emerge world/system/randompackage. -- Mike Williams -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] Closing message of emerge sync confusing
After running an emerge sync, I see a message at the conclusion that says: * An update to portage is available. It is _highly_ recommended * that you update portage now, before any other packages are updated. * Please do so and then update ALL of your configuration files. What does this mean... I though I had just updated portage. Or is a sync something different than an update? -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
