"emerge java-sdk-docs -p" results [ebuild N F ] dev-java/java-sdk-docs-1.4.2 and "emerge --help" doesn't explain the "F"-flag. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3.
sorry, forgot the "emerge --info", the version of portage should be interesting: Portage 2.0.49-r3 (default-x86-1.4, gcc-3.2.3, glibc-2.3.2-r1, 2.4.20-gentoo-r5) ================================================================= System uname: 2.4.20-gentoo-r5 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) Processor ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-march=athlon-xp -O3 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" COMPILER="gcc3" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /var/qmail/control /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share /config /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/3.1/share/config /usr/share/config" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-march=athlon-xp -O3 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="ccache sandbox userpriv usersandbox prelink" GENTOO_MIRRORS="rsync://linux.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/gentoo/ http://gentoo.mirror s.pair.com/ ftp://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/ ftp://gentoo.linux.no/pub/gentoo/ htt p://gentoo.linux.no/ ftp://ftp.tu-clausthal.de/pub/linux/gentoo/ ftp://ftp.easyn et.nl/mirror/gentoo/ http://ftp.easynet.nl/mirror/gentoo/ ftp://gentoo.inode.at/ source/ http://gentoo.inode.at/" MAKEOPTS="-j1" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.de.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="x86 3dfx 3dnow acpi avi crypt cups dga dvd emacs encode gdbm gif ipv6 java jpeg leim mbox mmx mpeg motif mozilla moznoirc moznomail moznocompose ncurses nl s oav oggvorbis opengl oss pdflib pic png quicktime readline spell sse tetex tif f truetype usb voodoo3 wmf X xmms xv zlib"
"F" means that you have to fetch the files on your own, because for some reason (blame sun in this case) it isn't possible to do this automatically. Do an emerge without -p to get further information.
yes, thanks, i already guessed that. still it remains a bug, should be mentioned by "emerge --help".
rtfm no really, it's in the manpage :)
well, my manpage says this: --pretend (-p) Instead of actually performing the merge, simply display what *would* have been installed if --pretend weren't used. Using --pretend is strongly recommended before installing an unfamil- iar package. In the printout, N = new, U = upgrading, R = replacing, B = blocked by an already installed package.
Scroll down and look at the output section. It does a good job explaining it... OUTPUT While utilizing emerge and the pretend/verbose flags, the output may be a little hard to understand for the first time. This section exists to explain what the shorthanded information means. [blocks B ] app-text/dos2unix (from pkg app-text/hd2u-0.8.0) Dos2unix is Blocking hd2u from being emerged. Blockers are defined when two packages will clobber each others files, or oth- erwise cause some form of breakage in your system. However, blockers usually do not need to be simultaneously emerged because they usually provide the same functionality. [ebuild N ] app-games/qstat-25c Qstat is New to your system, and will be emerged for the first time. [ebuild R ] sys-apps/sed-4.0.5 Sed 4.0.5 has already been emerged, but if you run the command, then portage will Re-emerge the specified package (sed in this case). [ebuild F ] media-video/realplayer-8-r6 The realplayer package requires that you download the sources manually. When you attempt to emerge the package, if the sources are not found, then portage will halt and you will be provided with instructions on how to download the required files.
thats not the manpage, manpage is `man emerge` ... i didnt think the `emerge --help` documented the flags thats why i closed the bug in the first place ...
Created attachment 19314 [details, diff] Small documentation fix. This is a small fix adding the "F" flag to the output of "emerge --help".
Created attachment 19315 [details, diff] Patch proposal for portage-2.0.49-r13 This is a small fix adding the "F" flag to the output of "emerge --help". Please review and commit upstream.
Sorry for the dup, epiphany crashed during addition...
Created attachment 19317 [details, diff] Patch proposal for portage-2.0.49-r13 This is a small fix adding the "F" flag to the output of "emerge --help". Corrected term to "fetch restrictions" which was suggested by Genone on forums.gentoo.org Please review and commit upstream.
supposed to be fixed in 2.0.50 which is stable now. If this bug is not fixed please reopen.
no, it does not. "emerge -h" tells me: --pretend (-p short option) instead of actually performing the merge, simply display what ebuilds and tbz2s *would* have been installed if --pretend weren't used. Using --pretend is strongly recommended before installing an unfamiliar package. In the printout, N = new, U = updating, R = replacing, B = blocked by an already installed package, D = possible downgrading. --verbose causes affecting use flags to be printed out accompanied by a '+' for enabled and a '-' for disabled flags. and "man emerge" explains it in the output-section, but above, in the options-section it says: --pretend (-p) Instead of actually performing the merge, simply display what *would* have been installed if --pretend weren't used. Using --pretend is strongly recommended before installing an unfamil- iar package. In the printout, N = new, U = upgrading, R = replacing, B = blocked by an already installed package. there should be anything, perhaps a: "look below for a complete list of output-flags." if it's like this first people will assume, some flags aren't documentated and won't look further in the manpage.
by the way, before you ask: 08:53 root@hein:~ # emerge --version Portage 2.0.50 (default-x86-1.4, gcc-3.2.3, glibc-2.3.2-r3, 2.6.2-mm1)
updated the manpage up to you other peeps to do `emerge --help`
Created attachment 25328 [details, diff] patch for portage-2.0.50-r1, --help this fixes the "emerge --help"-issue.
Fixed in CVS
Corrected a while back...
