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On 09/20/2013 04:37 AM, Dale wrote: |
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> Alexander Kapshuk wrote: |
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>> On 09/19/2013 10:50 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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>>> On 19/09/2013 20:58, Alexander Kapshuk wrote: |
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>>>> Howdy, |
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>>>> |
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>>>> Is having duplicate packages a good or a bad thing in gentoo? I'm clear |
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>>>> about having duplicate packages for the kernel. I'm using the more |
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>>>> recent one, but hanging on to the old one just in case. |
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>>>> |
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>>>> Perhaps, the reason for having duplicate packages is the fact that |
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>>>> various packages I have installed on the system may require a different |
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>>>> version of a package I may already have installed. Is that it? |
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>>>> |
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>>>> _box0=; equery list --duplicates '*' |
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>>>> * Searching for * ... |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] app-text/docbook-xml-dtd-4.1.2-r6:4.1.2 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] app-text/docbook-xml-dtd-4.4-r2:4.4 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] dev-lang/python-2.7.5-r2:2.7 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] dev-lang/python-3.2.5-r2:3.2 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] dev-libs/openssl-0.9.8y:0.9.8 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] dev-libs/openssl-1.0.1e-r1:0 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] media-libs/lcms-1.19:0 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] media-libs/lcms-2.3:2 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] sys-devel/autoconf-2.13:2.1 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] sys-devel/autoconf-2.69:2.5 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] sys-devel/automake-1.10.3:1.10 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] sys-devel/automake-1.12.6:1.12 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] sys-devel/automake-1.13.4:1.13 |
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>>>> [IP-] [M ] sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.8.13:3.8.13 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.10.7:3.10.7 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] virtual/libusb-0:0 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] virtual/libusb-1:1 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] x11-libs/gtk+-2.24.17:2 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] x11-libs/gtk+-3.4.4:3 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] x11-themes/gtk-engines-xfce-3.0.1-r200:0 |
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>>>> [IP-] [ ] x11-themes/gtk-engines-xfce-3.0.1-r300:3 |
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>>>> _ |
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>>>> Thanks. |
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>>>> |
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>>> They are not duplicates they are called SLOTS |
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>>> |
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>>> And you have them for a reason - one thing needs package A version X, |
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>>> something else needs package A version Y. Usually, you can have only |
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>>> one, SLOTS let you have more than one that can co-exist. |
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>>> |
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>>> Don't worry about them, let them be. You need them. |
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>>> |
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>>> |
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>> No worries. |
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>> |
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>> Thanks. |
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> As a example, if you were to remove python2.7, its been nice knowing |
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> you. lol There is no telling what all that would break and that is |
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> just one package. I get a shiver up my spine just thinking about it. |
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> It's always good to ask about this sort of thing. The 20/20 rear view |
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> mirror view can bite. ;-) |
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> Dale |
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> :-) :-) |
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Nice analogy. |
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Thanks. |
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