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From: Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@××××××××××.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] More ebuild descriptions
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 10:36:39
Message-Id: 20010730103639.H14345@cvs.gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] More ebuild descriptions by Dan Armak
1 On Mon, Jul 30, 2001 at 12:01:58PM +0300, Dan Armak wrote:
2 > On Monday 30 July 2001 09:37, you wrote:
3 > > Hi,
4 > >
5 > > I confuse about ebuild file, especially ebuild with more than one revision.
6 > >
7 > > For example, there are xyz.ebuild, xyz-r1.ebuild, and xyz-r2.ebuild, then
8 > > what is the differences between them.
9 >
10 > Different revisions mean the same version of the program is installed, but
11 > the installation process and result is different. E.g. different install
12 > location, different default configuraion, fixing of serious bugs...
13
14 -r1 of a package is "revision 1"; -r2 is "revision 2". You should use the most
15 recent revision available. If there is no -rx specified, it is -r0 (the initial,
16 unrevised version).
17
18 Best Regards,
19
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21 Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o>
22 Chief Architect/President http://www.gentoo.org
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