mergence/mergence

#! /bin/bash
clear
echo "before running this script you might want to run something like:"
echo "sudo emerge -qv --sync && sudo layman -S && sudo eix-update"
echo "mergence does not include this by default, as multiple syncs per day is generally bad manners."
sleep 1

#update 
#sudo emerge -DuvaN world
echo "###########################################################################" && echo "now doing..."
echo "sudo emerge -DuvaN --complete-graph --keep-going --with-bdeps=y --backtrack=25 world"
sudo emerge -DuvaN --complete-graph --keep-going --with-bdeps=y --backtrack=25 world

#depclean
#sudo emerge -cav world

#check n fix dependancies
echo "###########################################################################" && echo "now doing..."
echo "sudo revdep-rebuild -v -- --ask --keep-going"
sudo revdep-rebuild -v -- --ask --keep-going

#some other clean up thing to keep it tidyish, but still have some redundancy backup just incase.
echo "###########################################################################" && echo "now doing..."
echo "sudo eclean -d distfiles
sudo eclean -d packages"
sudo eclean -d distfiles
sudo eclean -d packages

# config updaters
echo "###########################################################################" && echo "now doing..."
echo "sudo etc-update -p"
#etc-update with -p merges trivial, n quits other changes
sudo etc-update -p
#OR try...
#dispatch-conf has savvierness than etc-update for rollback
#uncomment if u wanna get things done properly, interactively.  commented out by default for smoothness.
#sudo dispatch-conf

#just a little note of curiosity,#though not quite same as the config updaters, still interesting,#check out http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=3&chap=4 
#quickpkg
#seems rather plausibly handy.  like for making live cds n that.  ken?

#may want to reposition this one
#ooh, you forgot about this one didnt you.  emaint, nice.
echo "###########################################################################" && echo "now doing..."
echo "sudo emaint all"
sudo emaint all

#maywant to reposition this one
#it does clever haskell things that emerge can miss
echo "###########################################################################" && echo "now doing..."
echo "sudo haskell-updater"
sudo haskell-updater


#news
#pay attention, stuff is going on with your system... maybe.
echo "###########################################################################" && echo "now doing..."
echo "eselect news read new"
eselect news read new


echo "ok, so you've read the news."
sleep 1
echo "now go run..."
sleep 1
echo "

etc-update or dispatch-conf like you were told

"