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Harry Putnam

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:50 am
Post subject: [gentoo-user] Closing message of emerge sync confusing
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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?

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Mike Williams

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 10:00 am
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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.

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Harry Putnam

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 10:10 am
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Mike Williams <mike.RemoveThis@gaima.co.uk> writes:

> 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.

Ahh ... got it . Thanks

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Hans-Werner Hilse

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 10:10 am
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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
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