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On Sunday 19 Feb 2017 10:50:31 Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Sun, 19 Feb 2017 11:45:27 +0100, Johannes Rosenberger wrote: |
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> > > So I tried in /etc/portage/package.provided any combination of these: |
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> > > |
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> > > x11-wm/enlightenment-9999:0.17/9999::bar |
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> > > |
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> > > =x11-wm/enlightenment-9999:0.17 |
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> > > |
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> > > x11-wm/enlightenment-9999 |
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> > > |
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> > > None of which can stop portage dragging in 'x11- |
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> > > wm/enlightenment-9999:0.17/9999::bar'. What is the correct syntax to |
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> > > block this version of enlightenment from emerging? |
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> > |
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> > According to the portage manpage 'x11-wm/enlightenment-9999' should be |
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> > the correct syntax. |
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> > |
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> > But I think, package.provided is the wrong file at all. The correct way |
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> > to accomplish what you want to is masking |
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> > 'x11-wm/enlightenment-9999:0.17/9999::bar'. |
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> Agreed. |
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> Another option is to copy/symlink the specific package you want from the |
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> bar overlay to your local overlay and do not include the bar overlay in |
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> repos.conf. |
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Sorry for being dense. Do you mean first add the overlay with 'layman -a |
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bar', then symlink the particular package to my local overlay? How will I be |
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updating this package in the future, if I do not have the 'bar' overlay |
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settings in /etc/portage/repos.conf/layman.conf? |
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I'm trying to understand the benefit of doing it as you suggest above ... :-/ |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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