On Montag 14 Juni 2010, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > On 14 Jun, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > On Montag 14 Juni 2010, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> due to a disk crash I've lost my root partition. > >> Unfortunately, the backup version is 4 weeks old. > >> But my /usr partition is up-to-date and I have > >> binary build-pkgs. > >> What's the fastest way to restore the portage-relevant > >> data on the root partition? > >> > >> Many thanks for a hint, > >> Helmut. > > > > if /var/db survived, you can grep for /bin /lib /sbin etc in /var/db and > > install the packages hit. > > Thanks, but unfortunately /var was on the root partition. > > So, I have to emerge -k --update @world @system . > > Helmut.
except that without /var portage does now know what @system or @world is made off.
