"Mark Knecht" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 11:08 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "Mark Knecht" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> >> > eix-sync >> > eix-test-obsolete >> > emerge -pvDuN --with-bdeps=y world >> > emerge -p --depclean >> >> -p --depclean tells me: >> >> !!! You have no system list. >> >> What does that mean? > > That someone above my pay grade will have to answer your question. > >> >> >> Also: >> >> emerge -pvDuN --with-bdeps=y world >> >> neither man emerge nor man portage show any hits on bdeps. >> >> Where can I find out what it does? >> >> Here it just errors out like this: >> >> !!! Error: --with-bdeps=y is an invalid option. >> > > What version of portage are you running?
root # eix -Ic portage [U] sys-apps/portage ([EMAIL PROTECTED]/20/06 -> (~)2.1.5_rc6) As I mentioned early on in this thread. I'm working with an out of date 2006 based vmappliance, due to inablity to get a bootable vmware install of gentoo-2008 based to work. I have a bootable vmware appliance of gentoo (hosted on vista) that works so am trying to update it. [...] > <QUOTE> > --with-bdeps < y | n > Thanks -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
