Did you see this today?
========================================
# etc-update
Scanning Configuration files...
The following is the list of files which need updating, each
configuration file is followed by a list of possible replacement files.
1) /etc/portage/package.use (1)
Please select a file to edit by entering the corresponding number.
(don't use -3, -5, -7 or -9 if you're unsure what to do)
(-1 to exit) (-3 to auto merge all remaining files)
(-5 to auto-merge AND not use 'mv -i')
(-7 to discard all updates)
(-9 to discard all updates AND not use 'rm -i'): 1
File: /etc/portage/._cfg0000_package.use
1) Replace original with update
2) Delete update, keeping original as is
3) Interactively merge original with update
4) Show differences again
Please select from the menu above (-1 to ignore this update):
========================================
What is it about?
--
Regards,
Mick
08-30-2008, 01:03 AM
Matthias Bethke
package.use update
Hi Mick,
on Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 01:51:18AM +0100, you wrote:
> Did you see this today?
> ========================================
> # etc-update
> [...]
> File: /etc/portage/._cfg0000_package.use
> [...]
> What is it about?
No, I didn't see it, but it looks like some package moved to another
category or got renamed so portage patched package.use for you. Try
dispatch-config, preferably with vimdiff and perhaps RCS support, it
makes maintaining your config so much easier than etc-update. I can't
remember any case where it wasn't just fine to just accept the changes
though.
cheers,
Matthias
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08-30-2008, 01:49 AM
Dale
package.use update
Matthias Bethke wrote:
Hi Mick,
on Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 01:51:18AM +0100, you wrote:
Did you see this today?
========================================
# etc-update
[...]
File: /etc/portage/._cfg0000_package.use
[...]
What is it about?
No, I didn't see it, but it looks like some package moved to another
category or got renamed so portage patched package.use for you. Try
dispatch-config, preferably with vimdiff and perhaps RCS support, it
makes maintaining your config so much easier than etc-update. I can't
remember any case where it wasn't just fine to just accept the changes
though.
cheers,
Matthias
This is somewhat on topic I guess. Is there a really good place to find
out what changes are being made to portage? I subscribe to the dev
mailing list too but some things get added and I have no clue it is
there until I run into it like a wall. I sometimes wish there was a
mailing list, maybe gentoo-portage-feature, that tells us what has been
added, what they do and even examples of their usages. I know having
something like this has been discussed but something would be really nice.
Just curious.
Dale
:-) :-)
08-30-2008, 07:30 AM
Neil Bothwick
package.use update
On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:03:07 +0200, Matthias Bethke wrote:
> > # etc-update
> > [...]
> > File: /etc/portage/._cfg0000_package.use
> > [...]
> > What is it about?
>
> No, I didn't see it, but it looks like some package moved to another
> category or got renamed so portage patched package.use for you.
That's exactly what happened.
> Try
> dispatch-config, preferably with vimdiff and perhaps RCS support, it
> makes maintaining your config so much easier than etc-update.
I used dispatch-config for years, but have now switched to conf-update
after Alan recommended it.
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08-30-2008, 09:25 AM
Mick
package.use update
On Saturday 30 August 2008, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:03:07 +0200, Matthias Bethke wrote:
> > > # etc-update
> > > [...]
> > > File: /etc/portage/._cfg0000_package.use
> > > [...]
> > > What is it about?
> >
> > No, I didn't see it, but it looks like some package moved to another
> > category or got renamed so portage patched package.use for you.
>
> That's exactly what happened.
>
> > Try
> > dispatch-config, preferably with vimdiff and perhaps RCS support, it
> > makes maintaining your config so much easier than etc-update.
>
> I used dispatch-config for years, but have now switched to conf-update
> after Alan recommended it.
I also used dispatch-config when it first came out, but I think it was still
in beta at the time. A couple of times it messed up my files when I tried to
manually merge them. Eventually, I decided to go back to etc-update which
would manually merge files without problem. I tried it again now and unlike
etc-update it nicely shows the differences:
===============================================
--- /etc/portage/package.use 2008-08-22 07:57:52.000000000 +0100
+++ /etc/portage/._cfg0000_package.use 2008-08-28 06:06:29.000000000 +0100
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
media-gfx/splashutils fbcondecor
net-im/pidgin sasl gtk
net-dialup/ppp gtk
-app-emulation/virtualbox additions
+app-emulation/virtualbox-ose additions
www-client/mozilla-firefox moznopango
media-video/vlc cdda libnotify vlm wxwindows xosd
net-www/mplayerplug-in gtk
>> (1 of 1) -- /etc/portage/package.use
>> q quit, h help, n next, e edit-new, z zap-new, u use-new
m merge, t toggle-merge, l look-merge:
===============================================
Thank you.
--
Regards,
Mick
08-30-2008, 10:56 AM
Dale
package.use update
Mick wrote:
On Saturday 30 August 2008, Neil Bothwick wrote:
On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:03:07 +0200, Matthias Bethke wrote:
# etc-update
[...]
File: /etc/portage/._cfg0000_package.use
[...]
What is it about?
No, I didn't see it, but it looks like some package moved to another
category or got renamed so portage patched package.use for you.
That's exactly what happened.
Try
dispatch-config, preferably with vimdiff and perhaps RCS support, it
makes maintaining your config so much easier than etc-update.
I used dispatch-config for years, but have now switched to conf-update
after Alan recommended it.
I also used dispatch-config when it first came out, but I think it was still
in beta at the time. A couple of times it messed up my files when I tried to
manually merge them. Eventually, I decided to go back to etc-update which
would manually merge files without problem. I tried it again now and unlike
etc-update it nicely shows the differences:
(1 of 1) -- /etc/portage/package.use
q quit, h help, n next, e edit-new, z zap-new, u use-new
m merge, t toggle-merge, l look-merge:
===============================================
Thank you.
I still use etc-update too. I keep backups of my /etc just in case. I
need to check into conf-update tho. May be interesting.
Dale
:-) :-)
08-30-2008, 11:01 AM
Geralt
package.use update
Hi,
why still using RCS for version control when there's git? :-)
On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 12:56 PM, Dale <dalek1967@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Mick wrote:
>>
>> On Saturday 30 August 2008, Neil Bothwick wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:03:07 +0200, Matthias Bethke wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> # etc-update
>>>>> [...]
>>>>> File: /etc/portage/._cfg0000_package.use
>>>>> [...]
>>>>> What is it about?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No, I didn't see it, but it looks like some package moved to another
>>>> category or got renamed so portage patched package.use for you.
>>>>
>>>
>>> That's exactly what happened.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Try
>>>> dispatch-config, preferably with vimdiff and perhaps RCS support, it
>>>> makes maintaining your config so much easier than etc-update.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I used dispatch-config for years, but have now switched to conf-update
>>> after Alan recommended it.
>>>
>>
>> I also used dispatch-config when it first came out, but I think it was
>> still in beta at the time. A couple of times it messed up my files when I
>> tried to manually merge them. Eventually, I decided to go back to
>> etc-update which would manually merge files without problem. I tried it
>> again now and unlike etc-update it nicely shows the differences:
>> ===============================================
>> --- /etc/portage/package.use 2008-08-22 07:57:52.000000000 +0100
>> +++ /etc/portage/._cfg0000_package.use 2008-08-28 06:06:29.000000000
>> +0100
>> @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
>> media-gfx/splashutils fbcondecor
>> net-im/pidgin sasl gtk
>> net-dialup/ppp gtk
>> -app-emulation/virtualbox additions
>> +app-emulation/virtualbox-ose additions
>> www-client/mozilla-firefox moznopango
>> media-video/vlc cdda libnotify vlm wxwindows xosd
>> net-www/mplayerplug-in gtk
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>> (1 of 1) -- /etc/portage/package.use
>>>> q quit, h help, n next, e edit-new, z zap-new, u use-new
>>>>
>>
>> m merge, t toggle-merge, l look-merge:
>> ===============================================
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>
> I still use etc-update too. I keep backups of my /etc just in case. I need
> to check into conf-update tho. May be interesting.
>
> Dale
>
> :-) :-)
>
08-30-2008, 12:26 PM
John covici
package.use update
on Saturday 08/30/2008 Neil Bothwick(neil@digimed.co.uk) wrote
> On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:03:07 +0200, Matthias Bethke wrote:
>
> > > # etc-update
> > > [...]
> > > File: /etc/portage/._cfg0000_package.use
> > > [...]
> > > What is it about?
> >
> > No, I didn't see it, but it looks like some package moved to another
> > category or got renamed so portage patched package.use for you.
>
> That's exactly what happened.
>
> > Try
> > dispatch-config, preferably with vimdiff and perhaps RCS support, it
> > makes maintaining your config so much easier than etc-update.
>
> I used dispatch-config for years, but have now switched to conf-update
> after Alan recommended it.
What is the advantage of conf-update over cfg-update which I have been
using for quite a while?
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08-30-2008, 04:31 PM
Dale
package.use update
Geralt wrote:
Hi,
why still using RCS for version control when there's git? :-)
I dunno. I didn't know about the other until a bit ago. o_O
Dale
:-) :-)
08-30-2008, 07:12 PM
Neil Bothwick
package.use update
On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:26:51 -0400, John covici wrote:
> What is the advantage of conf-update over cfg-update which I have been
> using for quite a while?
I like it, try it you might like it. If you don't, you haven't lost
anything
Honestly, it's been so long since I tried cfg-update, I can't remember
why I disliked it.
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