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On Sun, 24 May 2009 19:04:08 +0200 (CEST) |
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lxnay@××××××××××××.org wrote: |
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> app-admin/equo (sabayon overlay -- Entropy Framework client) supports |
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> the postfix "@repository" to let users force the installation of a |
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> package from a specific repository. |
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@ is used by Portage for sets. Paludis has been using ::repo for repo |
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dependencies for years. Why not go with the established syntax? |
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> Users of multiple repositories seem to appreciate the freedom that is |
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> brought with this small-but-effective(TM) feature. |
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Note that Portage doesn't support multiple repositories, so this one's |
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probably not very straight-forward... It supports overlays, which means |
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only one thing is ultimately visible for a c/p-v. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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