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| From: | Dan Armak <danarmak@g.o> | ||
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| To: | gentoo-dev@××××××××××.org | ||
| Subject: | Re: [gentoo-dev] Checking availability of a package from an ebuil d | ||
| Date: | Wed, 18 Jul 2001 08:33:51 | ||
| Message-Id: | 01071817351204.00590@localhost | ||
| In Reply to: | RE: [gentoo-dev] Checking availability of a package from an ebuil d by Sean Mitchell |
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| 1 | On Wednesday 18 July 2001 15:56, you wrote: |
| 2 | > Hi Dan... |
| 3 | > |
| 4 | > > This may be trivial, but I can't find out how to do it. How |
| 5 | > > can I check from |
| 6 | > > within an ebuild whether or not a package is installed? For |
| 7 | > > example whether |
| 8 | > > virtual/x11 is available. (Even if it's not in USE). |
| 9 | > |
| 10 | > I've been using ls /var/db/pkg... |
| 11 | Well, that's obvious. But I'd like something build-in to the ebuild format, |
| 12 | like USE. |
| 13 | -- |
| 14 | |
| 15 | Dan Armak |
| 16 | Gentoo Linux Developer |
| 17 | Matan, Israel |