Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Kenneth Prugh <ken69267@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Emerge Ignores Newer Ebuilds If Older Given In Package.Provided
Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 21:02:36
Message-Id: 20100526162114.0d777450@khaos
In Reply to: [gentoo-amd64] Emerge Ignores Newer Ebuilds If Older Given In Package.Provided by Frank Peters
1 On Wed, 26 May 2010 15:08:13 -0400
2 Frank Peters <frank.peters@×××××××.net> wrote:
3
4 > I suspect that this is not correct. Should a bug report be filed?
5 >
6 > Frank Peters
7 >
8 from man portage:
9
10 package.provided
11 [snip some stuff]
12 Portage will not attempt to update a package
13 that is listed here unless another package
14 explicitly requires a version that is newer than
15 what has been listed.

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