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On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 21:56:14 +0200, n952162@×××.de wrote: |
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> Apparently, rddtool got installed with harmless, default values, which, |
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> however, are not sufficient for monitorix. So, now I can accept the |
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> changes, and re-emerge rddtool - or probably, emerging monitorix will |
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> arrange for that. |
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It will, portage lnows that monitorix needs rrdtool with the extra USE |
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flags and will take care of it, now you have given it permission. |
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> Then, if someday, I get a nasty message that there's a keyword |
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> conflict, I'll have to sacrifice either the new package or monitorix ... |
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> In the meantime, I'll install this package and that, and some of them |
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> may be dependent on rrdtool. In that case, unless they explicitly |
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> disallow that unmasked version, they'll use the same, possibly |
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> experimental, version. When the day comes that I have to back the |
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> unmasked version of rrdtool out, then all other dependent packages will |
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> get the standard, default version again. |
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You aren't changing the version, this has nothing to do with keyword |
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masking. You will get the same version of rrdtool, but with extra |
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features compiled in - that's what USE flags do. |
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> I'm catching on, bit by bit ;-) |
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It can take a while, but you would probably find it useful to read the |
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rest of the Gentoo Handbook. Many people read it to install and boot |
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their Gentoo system, but that is only the first part. The rest contains |
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useful information on running and maintaining a Gentoo system. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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A pessimist is an optimist who's given it some thought. |
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