On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 20:58:47 -0700 (PDT)
Joshua Banks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Why do you say that Collins?
> 
> Joshua Banks
> --- Collins Richey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 17:28:26 -0700 (PDT)
> > Joshua Banks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> > > What do you mean "times out"....like your not gettting a reply from the
> > > needed site assuming that you have internet connectivity issues resolved?
> > > Can you get to other sites on the internet?
> > > 
> > > Works for me....
> > > deadmeat jbanks # emerge -up system
> > > 
> > > These are the packages that I would merge, in order:
> > > 
> > > Calculating system dependencies ...done!
> > > [ebuild     U ] sys-apps/baselayout-1.8.6.10-r1 [1.8.6.8-r1]
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > Works ok for me, too, but, alas, here's another freaking baselayout upgrade
> > - the biggest pain-in-the-tush on gentoo!
> > 

Because it provides updates for files like fstab and passwd that are critical to
the operation of your system, and frequently the replacements are worthless
copies of the original default files.  All it takes is one miskey, and
you're screwed.  I'll not waste a lot of bandwidth here, since this deficiency
has been much discussed in the past.

-- 
Collins Richey - Denver Area
if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the 
worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.



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