Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Installing old version of a package
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 23:48:32
Message-Id: 20051203234701.03ea8c5b@krikkit.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Installing old version of a package by Rudmer van Dijk
1 On Sat, 3 Dec 2005 19:36:51 +0100, Rudmer van Dijk wrote:
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3 > use '='+package+version to install the version you want:
4 >
5 > `emerge -va =dev-db/mysql-4.0.26`
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7 This will work, but the next emerge -u world will update it to 4.1.*.
8 /etc/portage/package.mask provides a lasting solution.
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11 --
12 Neil Bothwick
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14 To iterate is human; to recurse, divine.

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