On Monday 13 February 2006 19:40, Daniel da Veiga wrote: > I have this server at work, it has been running ok for a long time, > but I'd like to install some new apps to it, but I have a strongly > configured firewall (no rsync) and emerge-webrsync seems to fail every > time. > > Is there another way to update portage tree? For my first update I > downloaded the snapshot and decompressed it directly to the filesystem > (but that requires a reboot and its kinda "brute force"). Is there a > way to download the snapshot and make emerge or even emerge-webrsync > to use the downloaded file instead of trying to download a new one? > > Thanks for any sugestion. > > -- > Daniel da Veiga > Computer Operator - RS - Brazil > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.1 > GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- > PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ And it isn't possible to enter the proxy data for emerge-webrsync (if there is any)
Btw, just packing /usr/portage from another system and unpacking it again shouldn't need a reboot, after unpacking it should be able to run. -- Rick van Hattem Rick.van.Hattem(at)Fawo.nl
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