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On 13/02/2015 16:12, James wrote: |
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> Hello, |
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> So it's been some time for me, but there use to be easy ways |
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> to install .deb or rpm packages on gentoo; maybe in /usr/local/portage. [1] |
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> I only find this guide on wiki.gentoo.org : [2]. |
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> So what I really want is a modern (safe) methodical way to quickly install |
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> .deb or rpm packages (many should work) into /usr/local/portage |
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> for quick testing and evaluation before I hack together an |
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> ebuild for it. So are there any newer (vetted) methods to |
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> do this? Anyone who does this quit a lot would surely have some |
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> methods if not custom scripts addressing many little pitfalls? |
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> Are rpm's better to install than .deb packages in general? What about |
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> cleanup and removal: semantics, syntax, or scripts? |
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> I do see these in portage: app-arch/dpkg and app-arch/rpm. |
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> Any caveats or tricks anyone cares to share? |
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I doubt dpkg and rpm aren't going to be much use to you, unless you |
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really want to run two package managers. Besides, both are not |
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especially useful with the front ends apt* and yum. |
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Any special reason why you don't instead download the sources and build |
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them yourself with PREFIX=/usr/local ? |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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