Hi Donnie,
Thanks for your advice.
_ snip_I am not very clear of what the advice indicated ".... then update ALL of your configuration files'. Whether they meant the config files of all packages running on Gentoo 1.4 or only 'portage' Some of those config files have been edited otherwise the packages can't run properly. What is '-5' option?
2) How to update ALL configuration files collectively/ simultaneously afterwords?
Run etc-update. Type the number of each file that shows up, and merge.
If you _know_ you have never edited any of the files left on the list,
you may choose to use the '-5' option.
etc-update will update all the config files for portage. but make backups of files like /etc/make.conf, because -5 option will overwrite all the files that etc-update lists. you'll lose your USE variables and gentoo mirrors and all otherwise.
sean
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