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<h1>Frequently Asked Questions</h1>
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<p>This document describes some of the more commonly encountered problems, issues
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and things that aren't bugs but might look like they are. Pestering anyone about
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these is liable to get you hurt.</p>
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<p>This document also describes some things that are not bugs or missing
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functionality. Pestering anyone about these is liable to get you hurt a lot.</p>
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<h2>General Questions</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="general.html#ihaveaquestion">I have an Unanswered Question</a></li>
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<li><a href="general.html#why">Why not fix Portage?</a></li>
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<li><a href="general.html#cplusplus">Why C++?</a></li>
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<li><a href="general.html#butcplusplusis">But C++ is ...</a></li>
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<li><a href="general.html#contribute">Contributing</a></li>
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<li><a href="general.html#compilers">Known compiler issues</a></li>
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<li><a href="general.html#verb">What term should I use to mean "to install a package using Paludis"?</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2>How do I ...?</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="howdoi.html#ccache">Use <code>ccache</code></a></li>
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<li><a href="howdoi.html#unmask">Unmask a Package</a></li>
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<li><a href="howdoi.html#syncfromcvs">Sync from CVS</a></li>
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<li><a href="howdoi.html#syncfromsnapshot">Sync from a Gentoo tree snapshot</a></li>
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<li><a href="howdoi.html#deletedvdb">Recover VDB</a></li>
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<li><a href="howdoi.html#removeportage">Remove Portage from my Gentoo installation</a></li>
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<li><a href="howdoi.html#etcupdate">Update Configuration Files (<code>etc-update</code>)</a></li>
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<li><a href="howdoi.html#sync">Sync while doing anything else</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Operation</h2>
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<li><a href="operation.html#info">Get package information for a bug report</a></li>
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<li><a href="operation.html#arrows">What do those fancy arrows when merging things mean?</a></li>
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<li><a href="operation.html#updates">Profiles Updates for Package Moves and Slot Moves</a></li>
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<li><a href="operation.html#repospecs">I can't install <code>*/*::installed</code> or
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<code>*/*::overlay-></code></a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Stricter than Portage</h2>
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<li><a href="stricter.html#mergingweirdstuff">Merging Weird Stuff</a></li>
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<li><a href="stricter.html#testfailures">Packages Failing <code>src_test</code></a></li>
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<li><a href="stricter.html#sandboxwithroot">Sandbox Violations when <code>ROOT</code> is Set</a></li>
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<li><a href="stricter.html#blacklist">Repository Blacklists</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Undesirable Misfunctionality</h2>
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<li><a href="misfunctionality.html#wgetresume">wget Resume Support</a></li>
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<li><a href="misfunctionality.html#skipfirst">Build Resume / Skip First Support</a></li>
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<li><a href="misfunctionality.html#nice">No Automatic Niceness Support</a></li>
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<li><a href="misfunctionality.html#ask">No Ask Support</a></li>
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<li><a href="misfunctionality.html#xtermtitles">Restoring XTerm Titles</a></li>
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<li><a href="misfunctionality.html#ecompress">No Automatic Documentation Compression</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Things Paludis Does Differently</h2>
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<li><a href="different.html#features">No <code>FEATURES</code> Equivalent</a></li>
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<li><a href="different.html#mkdir">No Automatic Directory Creation</a></li>
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<li><a href="different.html#revdep_rebuild">Revdep-rebuild Equivalent</a></li>
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<li><a href="different.html#layman">Alternatives to Layman</a></li>
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<li><a href="different.html#package_provided">No <code>package.provided</code> file</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Repository Questions</h2>
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<li><a href="repositories.html#profiles">Profiles vs Profiles</a></li>
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<li><a href="repositories.html#repo_name">Repository names</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Upgrades, Old Bugs and Migration</h2>
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<li><a href="upgrades.html#world-0.26.0_alpha13">World changes in 0.26.0_alpha13</a></li>
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</ul>
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