Miscellany

backup ~ # eix-update 
Reading Portage settings ..
Building database (/var/cache/eix) ..
[0] "gentoo" /usr/portage/ (cache: metadata-flat)
     Reading category 154|154 (100%) EMPTY!
Applying masks ..
Calculating hash tables ..
Writing database file /var/cache/eix ..
Database contains 0 packages in 154 categories.
backup ~ # eix-sync 
 * Running emerge --sync
>>> Starting git pull in /usr/portage...
Already up-to-date.
>>> Git pull in /usr/portage successful

 * IMPORTANT: 3 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'.
 * Use eselect news to read news items.

 * Copying old /var/cache/eix cache to /var/cache/eix.previous
 * Running eix-update
Reading Portage settings ..
Building database (/var/cache/eix) ..
[0] "gentoo" /usr/portage/ (cache: metadata-flat)
     Reading category 154|154 (100%) EMPTY!
Applying masks ..
Calculating hash tables ..
Writing database file /var/cache/eix ..
Database contains 0 packages in 154 categories.
 * Calling eix-diff
Diffing databases (0 -> 0 packages)
 * Time statistics:
     7 seconds for syncing
     7 seconds total
backup ~ # eix eix
No matches found.
backup ~ # eix --version
eix 0.22.8 (gcc-4.5.2, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
backup ~ #