Alan McKinnon wrote:
On Monday 01 September 2008 18:43:35 Dale wrote:
Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
Matthew R. Lee wrote:
Yesterday I was having problems with a few packages, like openoffice,
because of java issues. The advice I found to correct the problem was
to run python-updater, which I did. It reemerged 33 packages one of
which was alsa-libs. It reemerged alsa-lib, it did not upgrade it.
This should fix it:
revdep-rebuild -X -i --ask
the problem seems to be a link problem with the ALSA lib. When you
hear "link problem", revdep-rebuild is the solution most of the time.
It will rebuild packages that use the ALSA lib.
I ran into this the other day. It doesn't like the -a or --ask option.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] / # revdep-rebuild -i --ask <<<<<<--------- I entered this
<<<------
Encountered unrecognized option --ask. <<<<<------ It said this <<<<------
revdep-rebuild no longer automatically passes unrecognized options to
portage.
Separate emerge-only options from revdep-rebuild options with the -- flag.
For example, revdep-rebuild -v -- --ask
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You missed this bit. It's working as designed.
Command line parsers are written this way to avoid option conflicts. If
revdep-rebuild and emerge both have -a options, which one should be used?
Logic says it should be revdep-rebuild gets the -a option but what if you do
want to pass it to emerge? That's why there's a "--" and why you have to use
it
I saw that but look at what I entered. I did enter --ask or am I still
missing something? My command was 'revdep-rebuild -i --ask'. What
should the command be for it to ask whether to update or not and pass it
on to emerge?
Dale
:-) :-)
