entropy update/installation history

[MALsPa]

In Sabayon 9 is there a nice listing of package updates and installations done with Entropy? I found /var/log/entropy/entropy.log, so I can look at that if there's nothing else. I'm looking for something kinda similar to what you'd find in Synaptic's "History."

So far I have only used equo commands, I have not used Rigo yet for updates or for installing packages as I want to be comfortable doing these kinds of things from the command line first.

[dunsurfin]

afaik entropy.log is the only automatic logging. Personally I keep my update logs by having konsole set for unlimited scroll-back and saving the output when it's finished. Sadly that doesn't work for a big KDE update as konsole just crashes when trying to save the output.

[MALsPa]

I couldn't find anything besides entropy.log, but the output after you run equo upgrade --ask (or equo install [package] --ask), right up to where it asks if you'd like to execute the queue, is close to what I'm looking for. So before answering "yes" to "Would you like to execute the queue," I copied what was in the terminal up to that point and pasted it into a text file. Then saved it as ~/sabayon-packages-history/updates-2012-7-8.

I guess this is a good work-around, as long as there are no problems once the queue is executed. I did it for the big KDE update this weekend. The file has 665 lines of text, but it looks okay. For example, here's what it looks like at the top:

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# equo upgrade --ask
>>  @@ Calculating System Updates...
>>  @@ These are the chosen packages:
>>    # (1/161) [sabayon-weekly] app-emulation/wine-1.5.7
>>     Versions: 1.5.6 / NoTag / 0 ===> 1.5.7 / NoTag / 0
>>      Action:          Upgrade
>>    # (2/161) [sabayon-weekly] dev-libs/openobex-1.5
>>     Versions: 1.5 / NoTag / 0 ===> 1.5 / NoTag / 1
>>      Action:          Upgrade
>>    # (3/161) [sabayon-weekly] dev-libs/soprano-2.7.6
>>     Versions: 2.7.3 / NoTag / 0 ===> 2.7.6 / NoTag / 0
>>      Action:          Upgrade
>>    # (4/161) [sabayon-weekly] dev-util/dialog-1.1.20120215
>>     Versions: 1.1.20111020-r1 / NoTag / 0 ===> 1.1.20120215 / NoTag / 0
>>      Action:          Upgrade
>>    # (5/161) [sabayon-weekly] kde-base/ark-4.8.4
>>     Versions: 4.8.3 / NoTag / 0 ===> 4.8.4 / NoTag / 0
>>      Action:          Upgrade
>>    # (6/161) [sabayon-weekly] kde-base/attica-4.8.4
>>     Versions: 4.8.3 / NoTag / 0 ===> 4.8.4 / NoTag / 0
>>      Action:          Upgrade
>>    # (7/161) [sabayon-weekly] kde-base/bomber-4.8.4
>>     Versions: 4.8.3 / NoTag / 0 ===> 4.8.4 / NoTag / 0
>>      Action:          Upgrade
>>    # (8/161) [sabayon-weekly] kde-base/bovo-4.8.4
>>     Versions: 4.8.3 / NoTag / 0 ===> 4.8.4 / NoTag / 0
>>      Action:          Upgrade
>>    # (9/161) [sabayon-weekly] kde-base/dolphin-4.8.4
>>     Versions: 4.8.3-r1 / NoTag / 0 ===> 4.8.4 / NoTag / 0
>>      Action:          Upgrade