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authorZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2009-10-31 23:32:13 +0000
committerZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2009-10-31 23:32:13 +0000
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parentFor compatibility, still exit successfully if there are skipped directories. (diff)
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Add a --backtrack=COUNT option to control how many times backtracking is
allowed, and reduce the default from 30 to 5. svn path=/main/trunk/; revision=14763
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@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ acceptance of the first choice. This option is
intended to be set in the \fBmake.conf\fR(5)
\fBEMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS\fR variable.
.TP
+.BR \-\-backtrack=COUNT
+Specifies an integer number of times to backtrack if
+dependency calculation fails due to a conflict or an
+unsatisfied dependency (default: \'5\').
+.TP
.BR "\-\-binpkg\-respect\-use < y | n >"
Tells emerge to ignore binary packages if their use flags
don't match the current configuration. (default: \'n\')