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From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] --buildpkg and doing a dry run on a upgrade
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 20:40:55
Message-Id: 201008212237.15870.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] --buildpkg and doing a dry run on a upgrade by Dale
1 Apparently, though unproven, at 22:18 on Saturday 21 August 2010, Dale did
2 opine thusly:
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5 > > Here's excellent advice:
6 > >
7 > > Do not install KDE-4.5 yet
8 > >
9 > > wait for 4.5.1
10 > >
11 > > First, it's in an overlay, so when 4.5 hits the tree you will unmerge the
12 > > whole lot again and redo it. How many spare cycles you got?
13 > >
14 > > If you have 4.4.5 installed from portage you will likely hit clashes with
15 > > the overlay. There's were never pleasant in the 4.[23] era, I don't see
16 > > that changing.
17 > >
18 > > 4.5.0 has some pretty severe regressions, bad enough for QA to not put it
19 > > in the tree
20 > >
21 > > 4.5.0 does not have the kdepim suite - this might not apply to you. I can
22 > > just imagine the akonadi updates when 4.5.1 hits the tree....
23 > >
24 > > You gotta ask yourself "Is there a COMPELLING need for 4.5.0 other than
25 > > it's brand new and shiny?"
26 >
27 > I did some googlin last night and ran across some blog. I think it was
28 > on KDE's website but anyway. The blog said about the same thing you
29 > said. It appears to be a . . . . mess. ;-)
30 >
31 > Any idea when 4.5.1 will be in the tree even if masked/keyworded?
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33 You can expect 4.5.1 to be released by KDE about a month after 4.5.0.
34 If it goes into the tree that will take about 3 days or so.
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38 alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com