Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] local overlay problem
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:29:30
Message-Id: 20130201102914.07a0e916@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] local overlay problem by Michael Hampicke
1 On Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:07:24 +0100, Michael Hampicke wrote:
2
3 > What about not using the local overlay and simply do emerge --nodeps
4 > firefox and see what happens? I know, crude.... but simple :)
5
6 Because every emerge @world will want to install ALSA.
7
8 You may find it will not compile without alsa-lib being present, you could
9 try moving the dep from RDEPEND to DEPEND, then you can remove alsa-lib
10 once the emerge has completed.
11
12 BTW, /var/lib/layman is for layman-managed overlays, local overlays are
13 best kept separate.
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16 --
17 Neil Bothwick
18
19 Don't count the days, make the days count.

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Re: [gentoo-user] local overlay problem Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] local overlay problem Michael Hampicke <mgehampicke@×××××.com>