Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Switching to unstable
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:55:54
Message-Id: q2o58965d8a1004120855o9adc9a17oe71f1f8a2879f850@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Switching to unstable by Tanstaafl
1 On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 10:18 AM, Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@×××××××××××.org> wrote:
2 > On 2010-04-12 11:05 AM, Paul Hartman wrote:
3 >> I use the --keep-going always, it was a great addition and especially
4 >> helpful when there is a bad package that won't compile for a week or
5 >> two, it makes it easier to just ignore it.
6 >
7 > Hopefully no one will mind a slight OT question, but still related...
8 >
9 > Is the testing version of portage 2.2 stable enough for production
10 > machines? There are a number of new features I'd like to take advantage
11 > of, but have always hesitated to and any non-stable system packages.
12
13 I've been using portage unmasked for a very long time and don't
14 remember having any portage-related problems. I'm sure there must be
15 some (or else why is it still RC?) but for me the new features are
16 worth the potential risk of using less-tested code.

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Switching to unstable Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Switching to unstable Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××××.org>