[Not at a Gentoo Machine, so trying to remember details] Find what's been installed using genlog (I think). Save compiled binaries using emerge -d <PKG> find out what files a package has installed qpkg <SOMETHING I CANT REMEMBER> re-compile all dependencies also, and upgrade if needed emerge -U --deep <PKG> etc. Bunch of other things, too much to cover here. I'm relatively new with Gentoo, but it seems almost every day I learn something new. Like I said earilier (at least I think I did), I like the fact that there's minimal bloat and the system runs fast. Compiles are a pain, but my experience is that it's usually the GUI and QT (as in KDE) sources that take the most time to compile. The Gentoo forums are a great help. Many times the posts sound like (and actually are from) teenagers with new toys. But many times that's how one learns, by playing around. As Paul/Dylan said, this is not the right place for info on Gentoo, look at the installation guide. It'll give you a good idea of the level of expertise required. If you get what they're talking about (I didn't initially) you're good to go. -----Original Message----- From: Paul Winkler [mailto:pw_lists@slinkp.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 19:22 To: zope@zope.org Subject: Re: [Zope] Linux distributions for Zope Servers On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 12:14:34AM -0800, Dennis Allison wrote:
Smir -- Can you tell us a bit more about the Gentoo update system. As I pondered my choices I found the Gentoo model appealing even with the 24+ hour builds (-: -dra
search for software with "foo" in the name: $ emerge -s foo find out what would get built (including dependencies) for "foofoo": $ emerge --pretend foofoo reinstall or update foofoo: $ emerge foofoo only update foofoo if a newer version exists: $ emerge --update foofoo you get the idea... -- Paul Winkler http://www.slinkp.com Look! Up in the sky! It's STYROFOAM PEANUT QUALITY INSPECTOR SUPER TORMENTED-TOENAIL! (random hero from isometric.spaceninja.com) _______________________________________________ Zope maillist - Zope@zope.org http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )