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On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 00:45:00 -0500 (EST), Daniel Barkalow wrote: |
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> Perhaps it just needs to be more popular, or maybe it needs to |
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> understand slots better (in order to be popular). I know that all of |
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> the kernels I install tell me that support for devfs was removed long |
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> before the oldest kernel available in portage as of when I installed |
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> the machine. |
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File a bug, the ebuild shouldn't be reporting this if it is unnecessary or |
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confusing. |
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> It also doesn't look like it's something where it would be able to |
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> choose to upgrade postfix 2.2.10 to 2.2.10-r1 instead of to 2.3.5 |
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> because 2.3.5 would require help and 2.2.10-r1 is automatic. |
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This is Gentoo, you are supposed to make those sort of decisions for |
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yourself. Automatic updates go against the "the admin is in control" |
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ethos. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Bang on the LEFT side of your computer to restart Windows |
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