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From: Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-commits] gentoo-x86 commit in app-office/libreoffice: ChangeLog libreoffice-3.4.99.1.ebuild libreoffice-3.5.0.0.ebuild
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:05:09
Message-Id: 20111217120213.690fdd19@googlemail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-commits] gentoo-x86 commit in app-office/libreoffice: ChangeLog libreoffice-3.4.99.1.ebuild libreoffice-3.5.0.0.ebuild by Markos Chandras
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4 On Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:47:47 +0000
5 Markos Chandras <hwoarang@g.o> wrote:
6 > On 12/17/2011 08:32 AM, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
7 > > On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:33:11 +0000 Markos Chandras
8 > > <hwoarang@g.o> wrote:
9 > >> to avoid useless compilations to slow machines
10 > >
11 > > That's a package manager issue, not an ebuild issue.
12 > >
13 > How come? The package appears to have a lower version compared to the
14 > previous one so the package manager treats it as a downgrade
15
16 No, the issue that you think there's such a thing as a "useless
17 compilation". Your package manager should provide you with an easy way
18 of saying "I don't care about this package this time when I'm updating
19 world, so exclude it if possible".
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22 Ciaran McCreesh
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