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From: Jason Stubbs <jstubbs@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] 2005.1 profile gives devfs as virtual
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 23:42:01
Message-Id: 200509060839.34718.jstubbs@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] 2005.1 profile gives devfs as virtual by Philip Webb
1 On Tuesday 06 September 2005 01:06, Philip Webb wrote:
2 > 050905 Jason Stubbs wrote:
3 > > it's possible that unmerging slotted packages of the one key
4 > > may break your system. How's about not warning
5 > > if there's more than one installed cat/pkg (rather than cat/pkg-ver)
6 > > satisfying the profile atom that is being triggered?
7 >
8 > -- patch snipped --
9 >
10 > I'ld say that the behaviour should be left alone
11 > pending a larger rewrite of Portage's handling of this kind of thing.
12 > Meanwhile, simply amend the warning to read in red letters eg
13
14 Why?
15
16 > "WARNING : removing this package may break your system !!
17 > Have you checked that you have a proper alternative installed ??
18 > If you are not certain what you are doing, please STOP NOW !!
19 >
20 > Do you want to proceed (NO/yes) ? "
21
22 No.
23
24 --
25 Jason Stubbs

Replies

Subject Author
[gentoo-dev] Re: 2005.1 profile gives devfs as virtual Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net>
Re: [gentoo-dev] 2005.1 profile gives devfs as virtual Philip Webb <purslow@×××××××××.ca>