"emerge update" not working

SCiENTiST · Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2002 3:15 pm Post subject: "emerge update" not working

weggen root # emerge update
Calculating dependencies !!! Couldn't find match for update; aborting.

What am I doing wrong here?

klieber · Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2002 3:20 pm Post subject:

Are you trying to update the portage tree? If so, try:

emerge rsync

hth

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SCiENTiST · Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2002 3:32 pm Post subject: no

i already did "emerge rsync" and "emerge portage", but emerge doesn't seem to recognize the update option

klieber · Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2002 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: no

tod · Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2002 3:46 pm Post subject: 'emerge --help' for enlightenment

Hi!

Like klieber said ''emerge --update <foo>'. You want to specify something to update though, where foo can be system, world.

Also, 'emerge --help' is currently more up to date than the other documentation.

hth

tod

tod · Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2002 4:01 pm Post subject: 'emerge --help' for enlightenment

Hi!

Like klieber said ''emerge --update <foo>'. You want to specify something to update though, where foo can be system, world.

Also, 'emerge --help' is currently more up to date than the other documentation.

hth

tod

Guest · Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2002 5:12 pm Post subject:

What's the difference betweeen world and system ?

when i do either emerge --pretend --update world || emerge --pretend update system it shows me the same response.

Michael

freefall · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 13 Apr 2002 Posts: 89

'emerge --update system' only updates the 'core' packages.

'emerge --update world' also updates the packages specified in the file /var/cache/edb/world.