On 02/07/15 21:38, Neil Bothwick wrote:
On Sat, 7 Feb 2015 14:06:30 -0700, Joseph wrote:
I'll try it next time. When I upgrade and have to scroll via 200+
messages of emerge packages it is easy to not to notice about some
critical information; in my case "grub" that was calling to run
"grub-install" or the system will not boot. I wish the packages without
any changes or warning wouldn't even show up after upgrade.
1) Don't leave it so long between upgrades.
I usually try not to exceed 2-months between upgrades.
I think this is a reasonable time.
I upgrade my backup machines first and if nothing happen (no surprises) I proceed with main server upgrade. Wait for one week and if everything is working correctly
I upgrade my boxes in a remote location over ssh. All boxes are rsync to single local box. Oh, and I check gentoo news group for discussion as well :-) prior to
upgrades.
2) Read man make.conf and /usr/share/portage/config/make.conf.example for
details of the ELOG_ settings to have warnings and info mailed to you.
In my make.conf I have:
PORTAGE_ELOG_CLASSES="info warn error log"
Maybe I should skip: info and log; to have less trafic.
--
Joseph
