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Elogv
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elogv is a curses-based tool that parses the contents of elogs created by Portage.
Installation
Emerge
Install elogv:
root #
emerge --ask app-portage/elogv
Configuration
To use elogv, the Portage elog system needs to be configured in /etc/portage/make.conf with the following addition:
# Logging PORTAGE_ELOG_CLASSES="warn error log" PORTAGE_ELOG_SYSTEM="save"
For additional variable definitions see the /usr/share/portage/config/make.conf.example file.
Note
If the PORT_LOGDIR variable is unset in /etc/portage/make.conf, logs will be saved to /var/log/portage/elog by default.
If the PORT_LOGDIR variable is unset in /etc/portage/make.conf, logs will be saved to /var/log/portage/elog by default.
Usage
Invocation
To use elogv, type in a console:
user $
elogv --help
See also
- egencache — a tool that rebuilds metadata information for the Portage tree