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From: Samuli Suominen <ssuominen@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Remember to specify SLOT when adding subslot operator to dependencies
Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 12:00:41
Message-Id: 51FF9372.9020407@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Re: Remember to specify SLOT when adding subslot operator to dependencies by Michael Palimaka
1 On 05/08/13 13:56, Michael Palimaka wrote:
2 > On 5/08/2013 19:33, Samuli Suominen wrote:
3 >> This is a friendly reminder.
4 >>
5 >> I've found the tree again to have dependencies like:
6 >>
7 >> dev-libs/openssl:=
8 >> virtual/jpeg:=
9 >
10 > Is there any reason for the subslot operator being specified at all? I
11 > don't see those packages defining any subslots.
12
13 You don't need to see it, because portage sets implicit subslot /0 in
14 EAPI="5" so it's there, even if you don't see it.
15 Then when it's changed (= set), the effect is same.
16
17 - Samuli

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