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On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:38:53 +0100, David wrote: |
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> The link: |
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> http://stormbyte.blogspot.com/2009/03/gentoo-easy-handling.html |
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"Gentoo works with two kinds of software trees: the stable tree, and the |
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unstable one;" |
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Not true, the two trees are stable and testing. Unstable software is generally |
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hard-masked. Stable in this context means relatively unchanging, it does |
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not refer to the propensity, or otherwise, of the software to fall over. |
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"Unstable means that the package is not tested enough and may harm your |
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system (other packages depending of it don't work anymore, etc), and it |
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is not advised to install." |
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FUD! Testing packages are packages where the EBUILD needs further |
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testing, How will that happen if no one installs it? |
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If you want to manage keywords (and USE flags) for packages, you could |
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try app-portage/flagedit. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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The word 'Windows' is a word out of an old dialect of the Apaches. |
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It means: 'White man staring through glass-screen onto an hourglass...') |
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