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From: Paul Varner <fuzzyray@g.o>
To: gentoo-portage-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] Regarding packages.provided
Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 03:39:25
Message-Id: 1117597167.14149.13.camel@garath.homelinux.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-portage-dev] Regarding packages.provided by Chakkaradeep C C
1 On Wed, 2005-06-01 at 08:49 +0530, Chakkaradeep C C wrote:
2 > i have installed xine myself and not using emerge, and i did add in
3 > the /etc/portage/profile/package.provided , but am not getting it
4 > displayed when i type,
5 > equery list xine
6 >
7 > how could i tell portage that this tool is been
8 > installed???..................i have been sitting with this issue for
9 > a week!...:(
10 > i would be happy if someone could help me out.........
11
12 Since the package was not installed by portage, equery is not going to
13 know about it or be able to display any data about the package.
14
15 What are you trying to accomplish by having equery list the package?
16
17 Regards,
18 Paul
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Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] Regarding packages.provided Chakkaradeep C C <chaks.lfs@×××××.com>