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On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 22:28:46 -0400 |
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Aron Griffis <agriffis@g.o> wrote: |
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> 1. Does having a virtual require that only one of the options is |
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> installed at a time? I recall this being the case with |
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> ssmtp/postfix/etc, but maybe that's specific to those ebuilds. |
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> I wouldn't want Gentoo to be restricted to a single vi-clone on a |
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> system. |
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No , those builds also -conflict- with the virtual, to prevent any other |
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thing that satisfies said virtual from working. |
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> 3. What about the case where you install vim, then install nvi, then |
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> uninstall nvi? In that case /usr/bin/ex will disappear from the |
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> system (because the files conflict between packages), but the |
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> virtual will still be "satisfied". |
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This is a hairy issue which probably should be fixed within portage |
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(sanity check of some sort?? check target of symlinks perhaps?) |
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> 4. What are the ebuilds that provide ex? At first glance, I only see |
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> nvi and vim. |
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classic vi do that as well. |
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