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On Jul 23 15:16, Chris Gianelloni wrote: |
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> Well, 2.4.22_pre1 is newer than 2.4.21, however, 2.4.21 is the latest |
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> stable kernel from kernel.org. Portage would see 2.4.22_pre1 as newer |
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> and would merge it rather than 2.4.21 when someone installed |
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> vanilla-sources. The only effective way to separate them is to have |
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> them in a separate container. |
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But the policy clearly states that it will be calculated as a lower |
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version. Quote: |
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"Any of these suffixes may be immediately followed by a non-zero |
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positive integer, e.g., linux-2.4.0_pre10. Assuming identical version |
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parts, the suffixes are ordered as follows (lower means older): _alpha < |
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_beta < _pre < _rc < (nosuffix) < _p" |
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