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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: smoothest way to jump from 2006 to 2008

Alan McKinnon

2008-05-01

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On Thursday 01 May 2008, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:17:34 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> > [2] vi /var/lib/portage/world
> >       Edit at will with sense of abandon
> >   vi /etc/make.conf
> >       Edit where appropriate
> >   vi /etc/portage/*
> >       Fearlessly edit throwing caution to the winds
> >   loop_entry:
> >     emerge -avuND world
> >       Resolve blockers
> >       emerge --resume --skipfirst (bonus points if you correctly
> >               predict which packages will fail to build)
> >       emerge -av --depclean
> >     goto loop_entry
>
> What a horrible suggestion, not only does it use vi - three time! -
> but it ends with a goto!

Here's a much more horrible thing: In which way does the suggestion,
horrible as it is, depart from reality?

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Alan McKinnon
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