Re: [gentoo-user] eix output and libpng

[Philip Webb]

120720 meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
> If I do a 'eix libpng ' I get:
>   [I] media-libs/libpng
>       Available versions:
>       (1.2)	1.2.49 ~1.2.50
>       (0)	1.5.10 ~1.5.11 ~1.5.12
>       {apng neon static-libs}
>       Installed versions:  1.2.49(1.2)(04:53:36 07/20/12) 1.5.10(01:18:39 04/09/12)(apng -neon -static-libs)
>
> What is the meaning of '(1.2)' and '(0)' in
>   (1.2)	1.2.49 ~1.2.50
>   (0)	1.5.10 ~1.5.11 ~1.5.12

They're slots, so you can install eg 1.2.49 & 1.5.10 simultaneously.
To install the former do 'emerge libpng:1.2',
for the latter 'emerge libpng:0'.

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