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From: Daniel Iliev <daniel.iliev@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] package.provided
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:38:01
Message-Id: 20080108143527.176caf14@ilievnet.com
1 Hi,
2
3 I want to compile mplayer in a way not supported by the ebuild and use
4 portage only to keep record of the files installed in system for future
5 uninstallation.
6
7 The system amd64 stable.
8
9 I have done the following:
10
11 (1) echo media-video/mplayer >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
12
13 // "emerge -p mplayer" now gives:
14 media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc2_p24929-r2 //
15
16 (2) echo media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc2_p24929-r2
17 >> /etc/portage/package.provided
18
19 (3) ebuild `equery w mplayer` unpack
20
21 (4) cd $PORTAGE_TMPDIR/portage/media-video/mplayer-*/work/mplayer*
22 (5) ./configure --the-way-I-want-it-to-be
23 (6)make
24 (7) cd ../../
25 (8) touch .compiled
26 (9) ebuild `equery w mplayer` merge
27
28
29 Everything seems to be OK until I try "emerge -DuNav world". After
30 this point portage wants to rebuild mplayer, showing all USE flags
31 as newly added (e.g. "alsa%"). I expected putting mplayer
32 into /etc/portage/package.keywords to make portage ignore this
33 package.
34
35 Where is my mistake and what is the correct method I should follow?
36
37 --
38 Best regards,
39 Daniel
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] package.provided Renat Golubchyk <ragermany@×××.net>
Re: [gentoo-user] package.provided Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] package.provided Kenneth Prugh <ken69267@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] package.provided Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>