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On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 20:40:44 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: |
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> I figure that an older version of program x should |
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> not be considered as a "block" to a newer version of program x. Isn't |
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> that the whole point of "--update"? |
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It is, but the way portage updates packages is to install the new version |
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and then uninstall the old. This means that at some point, you have files |
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from both releases installed. This usually causes no problems, but |
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occasionally it does so you have to remove the old package first, hence |
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the block. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Of all the people I've met you're certainly one of them |
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