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From: "Mariusz Pękala" <skoot@××.pl>
To: gentoo-server@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-server] virtual/qmail?
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 01:38:34
Message-Id: 20060226012929.GF10446@cthulhu.sdi.tpnet.pl
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-server] virtual/qmail? by Ben Munat
1 On 2006-02-25 16:54:36 -0800 (Sat, Feb), Ben Munat wrote:
2 > Mariusz Pękala wrote:
3 > >virtual/qmail is just a new package in category 'virtual'
4 > >
5 > > ls -la /usr/portage/virtual/
6 > >
7 > >Many, many microseconds ago, the 'virtuals' file in your profile was the
8 > >only way to specify virtual packages. Now, the second one emerged.
9 > >
10 > > vi /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/virtuals
11 > > vi /usr/portage/profiles/base/virtuals
12 > >
13 > > vi /usr/portage/virtual/qmail/qmail-1.03.ebuild
14 >
15 > I'm not following you here... am I supposed to edit those files or did you
16 > just mean "vi" in the sense of "use something to view these files"?
17
18 Definitely 'view'. Forgive me, its after midnight here ;-)
19
20 > That would be great but how do I make portage happy? Is there a config file
21 > somewhere in which I can put "virtual/qmail-1.03 = mail-mta/qmail-1.03*" ?
22
23 No, just emerge (or have emerged) mail-mta/qmail or other package that
24 satisfies virtual's dependency.
25
26 In your case, I strongly believe, you don't need any additional steps
27 besides emerging the virtual/qmail itself.
28
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Re: [gentoo-server] virtual/qmail? Ben Munat <bent@×××××.com>