199927 – sys-apps/portage: add an option for allow fallback to next package after a failled merge if possible

Bug 199927 - sys-apps/portage: add an option for allow fallback to next package after a failled merge if possible

Summary: sys-apps/portage: add an option for allow fallback to next package after a fa...

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 12768

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High enhancement (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers

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Reported:	2007-11-21 22:15 UTC by Pacho Ramos
Modified:	2007-11-21 22:18 UTC (History)
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Description Pacho Ramos gentoo-dev

2007-11-21 22:15:28 UTC

I think that would be useful that, when a merge fails, portage continues trying to merge next package (if possible), something like run:
emerge -avuDN world
(merge fails)
emerge --skipfirst

But automatically

Thanks a lot :-)

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-11-21 22:18:39 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 12768 ***