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Philip Webb posted on Wed, 03 Jun 2015 08:14:04 -0400 as excerpted: |
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> (2) if I make a quickpkg of libmng:0 or lcms:0 , will Portage allow me |
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> to re-install them if I want to after testing the upgrade, |
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> given that they are no longer in the Portage tree ? |
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Yes, portage should take that, provided you use -K (package-only). |
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Alternatively, before you replace it, copy the ebuild from the installed- |
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packages database (/var/db/pkg/) to your overlay. |
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It's even possible to get the ebuild out of a binpkg if necessary -- open |
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the binpkg in a text-editor, and while the first part will be a bunch of |
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compressed garbage, near the end you'll find the ebuild in plain-text, |
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followed by some additional metadata. You can then delete the stuff |
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before and after the ebuild in the editor (don't save it back to the |
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original binpkg file) and save the remaining ebuild to a normal ebuild |
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file. |
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>> While it isn't optimal, it's possible to get any ebuild that was ever |
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>> in the main tree from the attic, |
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>> if you need to fill in gaps for a new installation: |
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>> https://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/?hideattic=0 |
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>> Some ebuilds from this source may need to be retouched before portage |
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>> is happy with them, |
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>> but if they're not too old it's usually possible to get them working. |
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> I probably have a note of that site in my home-made help files. |
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> Would I put the ebuild in my local layman dir & would Portage like it ? |
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Yes, local overlay, and portage should like it, tho as above you may need |
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to retouch it a bit. Also, if it requires eclasses that have been |
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changed too much or removed, you may need to get them from "the attic" |
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too. |
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> And isn't there a problem for Kde-Sunset, given the facts above : |
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> ie KDE 3 needs qt-meta:3 , which requires libmng:0 , |
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> which is no longer in the Portage tree nor is in the Sunset tree ? |
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It's a problem... until someone adds the package back to the sunset tree. |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman |
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