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From: Enrico Weigelt <weigelt@×××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: world favorites: pros and cons
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:16:01
Message-Id: 20060728191017.GB20348@nibiru.local
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: world favorites: pros and cons by Alexander Skwar
1 * Alexander Skwar <listen@×××××××××××××××.name> wrote:
2
3 <snip>
4
5 > >Sure, mask anything higher than the version you want in
6 > >your /etc/portage/package.mask file:
7 > >
8 > > >dev-db/mysql-4.1.20
9 >
10 > And then put the ebuild you're using into a local overlay. Reason:
11 > Sooner or later, the package might/will be dropped (as it's too
12 > old) but you'll still need the ebuild.
13
14 Yeah, but this would also prevent fixes in this ebuild.
15 (ie. if there's a typo or broken dependency)
16
17 cu
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20 Enrico Weigelt == metux IT service - http://www.metux.de/
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22 Please visit the OpenSource QM Taskforce:
23 http://wiki.metux.de/public/OpenSource_QM_Taskforce
24 Patches / Fixes for a lot dozens of packages in dozens of versions:
25 http://patches.metux.de/
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[gentoo-user] Re: world favorites: pros and cons Jim Ramsay <i.am@×××××××××.com>