[Zope] Linux distributions for Zope Servers

[Samir Mishra]

[Not at a Gentoo Machine, so trying to remember details]

Find what's been installed using genlog (I think).

Save compiled binaries using
emerge -d <PKG>

find out what files a package has installed 
qpkg <SOMETHING I CANT REMEMBER>

re-compile all dependencies also, and upgrade if needed 
emerge -U --deep <PKG>

etc.

Bunch of other things, too much to cover here. I'm relatively new with
Gentoo, but it seems almost every day I learn something new.

Like I said earilier (at least I think I did), I like the fact that there's
minimal bloat and the system runs fast.

Compiles are a pain, but my experience is that it's usually the GUI and QT
(as in KDE) sources that take the most time to compile.

The Gentoo forums are a great help. Many times the posts sound like (and
actually are from) teenagers with new toys. But many times that's how one
learns, by playing around.

As Paul/Dylan said, this is not the right place for info on Gentoo, look at
the installation guide. It'll give you a good idea of the level of expertise
required. If you get what they're talking about (I didn't initially) you're
good to go.




-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Winkler [mailto:pw_lists at slinkp.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 19:22
To: zope at zope.org
Subject: Re: [Zope] Linux distributions for Zope Servers


On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 12:14:34AM -0800, Dennis Allison wrote:
> 
> Smir -- 
> Can you tell us a bit more about the Gentoo update system.  As I pondered 
> my choices I found the Gentoo model appealing even with the 24+ hour
> builds (-:   -dra

search for software with "foo" in the name:
$ emerge  -s foo

find out what would get built (including dependencies) for "foofoo":
$ emerge --pretend foofoo

reinstall or update foofoo:
$ emerge foofoo

only update foofoo if a newer version exists:
$ emerge --update foofoo

you get the idea...

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