050904 Holly Bostick wrote: > I'm surprised no one has said, > "Look in /var/cache/edb/virtuals , where you will likely see > that Joe is set as an in-use virtual/editor(s) on your actual system".
Yes, it is, along with Vim Gvim & Nano. However, (1) that file still lists virtual/alsa sys-kernel/gentoo-dev-sources virtual/dhcpc net-misc/dhcpcd virtual/dev-manager sys-fs/devfsd virtual/mpg123 media-sound/mpg123 & (2) it was last updated 050122 . Re (1), I don't have a sound card & have removed all the sound packages, so 'alsa' & 'mpg123' should not be listed: really, sound is not a requirement of any kind for a working system; I removed Dhcpcd 041114, as it had ceased to be part of 'system'; Devfsd was one of the requirements which caused me to ask the question. Re (2) & following from (1), the file doesn't seem to be accurate nor does it seem to be kept upto-date by anything: the only package I emerged 050122 was Bin86 , needed to handle the MBR. So thanx for your fresh point, but it really just raised another question. My basic purpose is to understand how the Gentoo system works & sometimes -- probably here -- this uncovers strange activities which have been going on underneath some stone unnoticed by everyone. -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
