Gentoo Forums
Gentoo Forums
Gentoo Forums
Quick Search: in
why isn't it updating?
View unanswered posts
View posts from last 24 hours

 
Reply to topic    Gentoo Forums Forum Index Portage & Programming
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Guest






PostPosted: Fri May 10, 2002 6:08 pm    Post subject: why isn't it updating? Reply with quote

So I admid freely that I'm a newbie to the whole gentoo thing. But I'm trying.

I've got a system built, and I'm pretty happy with how that whole process went. The documentation and guides were quite good for setting up a vanilla system. Having been through it once, there are some things I know I want to do differently.

But now I notice something I don't understand. I just did an 'emerge rsync' and noticed that a new patch of xfree (4.2.0 r10) just came down. I think to myself, cool. So I try 'emerge --pretend --update world' to see what it thinks it'll do about this. Nothing. Hmm. 'emerge --pretend --update x11'. Nothing. 'epm -qa' shows that it knows 4.2.0 r9 is currently installed and only that version. Why isn't it noticing that it has a new rev? Shouldn't it have triggered on --update? What stupid thing am I doing?
Back to top
474
l33t
l33t


Joined: 19 Apr 2002
Posts: 714

PostPosted: Fri May 10, 2002 6:40 pm    Post subject: emerge --update tips Reply with quote

Quote:
emerge --pretend --update world


Update world will only update packages you *explicitly* installed, i.e. not as a depedency for something else you explicitly installed. Have a look at your /var/cache/edb/world file - anything you want to be included in a world emerge should be there.

Quote:
emerge --pretend --update x11


Have you tried emerge --pretend --update x11-base/xfree ?[/b]
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Frang
n00b
n00b


Joined: 10 May 2002
Posts: 2
Location: Earth

PostPosted: Fri May 10, 2002 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok. Have a login, now so I'm not quite so anonymous.

Tried 'emerge --pretend --update x11-base/xfree' as well. Same results.
_________________
--
-Frang
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
474
l33t
l33t


Joined: 19 Apr 2002
Posts: 714

PostPosted: Fri May 10, 2002 7:09 pm    Post subject: It's masked ... Reply with quote

Aha! If you look at /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask you should see:

Code:
# fixed mouse scrolling in ppc xfree. Masked for testing (daybird, 10 may)
=x11-base/xfree-4.2.0-r10


I think there's just a couple more (basic) patches, have a look at it's ebuild file in /usr/portage/x11-base/xfree to find out more. If you aren't having any problems with your existing X install I would just wait until it becomes unmasked as a result of a later emerge rsync. Your call though ...[/code]
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Frang
n00b
n00b


Joined: 10 May 2002
Posts: 2
Location: Earth

PostPosted: Fri May 10, 2002 7:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah ha! Very good. I hadn't considered that I wasn't supposed to notice it yet. :) My fault for paying attention, eh? Thanks for the pointers, now I have more files to poke around in and see what evil I can cause.
_________________
--
-Frang
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
474
l33t
l33t


Joined: 19 Apr 2002
Posts: 714

PostPosted: Fri May 10, 2002 7:22 pm    Post subject: No rest for the wicked Reply with quote

:lol: yup! Budding satanists could do a lot worse than check out the Portage manuals at gentoo.org :twisted:

And for the real bleeding-edge types, subscribe to gentoo-cvs mailing list and maybe gentoo-dev too.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Gentoo Forums Forum Index Portage & Programming All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum