[gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] Extend blocker syntax to indicate when conflicting packages may be temporarily installed simultaneously (for EAPI 2)

[Ryan Hill]

On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:38:43 -0700
Zac Medico <zmedico@g.o> wrote:

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> Hi everyone,
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> Please consider a blocker syntax extension, for inclusion in EAPI 2,
>  which will serve to indicate that conflicting packages may be
> temporarily installed simultaneously when upgrading or installing a
> series of packages. When temporary simultaneous installation of
> conflicting packages occurs, the installation of a newer package may
> overwrite any colliding files that belong to an older package which
> is explicitly blocked. When such a file collision occurs, the
> colliding files will cease to belong to the older package, and they
> will remain installed after the older package is eventually
> uninstalled. The older package will be uninstalled only after any
> newer blocking packages have been merged on top of it. I have
> written a blog entry [1] which shows some specific examples of this
> process in action.

If a file overwritten by the second package falls under CONFIG_PROTECT,
will portage treat it like a normal update?


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