On Tuesday 11 March 2003 15:11, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> I'm having difficulty making sense of the following exchange between
> my computer and I:
>
> --------------------
> localhost root # emerge rsync
>
> <snip />
>
> >>> Updating Portage cache...  ...done!
>
>  * 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.
>
> localhost root # emerge -up system
>
> These are the packages that I would merge, in order:
>
> Calculating system dependencies ...done!
>
> localhost root # emerge -up world
>
> These are the packages that I would merge, in order:
>
> Calculating world dependencies ...done!
>
> localhost root #
> --------------------
>
> Shouldn't "emerge -up system" be offering me a new version of
> portage?  Here's what's installed:
>
> *  sys-apps/portage
>       Latest version available: 2.0.47-r8
>       Latest version installed: 2.0.47-r8
>       Size of downloaded files: 170 kB
>       Homepage:    http://www.gentoo.org
>       Description: Portage ports system
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Doug Gorley | [EMAIL PROTECTED]

I noticed the same message on an emerge sync a couple of hours ago. I 
too have the 2.0.47-r8 version of portage. At the least the message 
should show the version # of the new package.
        An email this morning announced the availability of an r9 version but 
my emerge sync didn't pull it.
From: Nick Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [gentoo-user] Portage-2.0.47-r9 -- Out for testing


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