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From: Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Strange hickups while trying to compile a kernel in a chroot
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 15:07:02
Message-Id: CAGfcS_=nKpcKNmWK4QJUi995_-YUB6u+U_b40EhUsBRnANFucA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Strange hickups while trying to compile a kernel in a chroot by Meino.Cramer@gmx.de
1 On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 9:26 AM, <Meino.Cramer@×××.de> wrote:
2 >
3 > yes the option was set for what reason ever...I will clear that.
4 > Next question...: Do I need v86d still then?
5
6 Probably not, but I have no idea why you even had it in the first place.
7
8 >
9 > Another thing which drives me crazy:
10 > Linux-headers!
11 > emerge insists of installing linux-headers-4.10. I am runnig
12 > 4.9.12. Unstable is globally set (~amd64).
13
14 In general I don't think matching the exact kernel version is
15 important, though perhaps v86d cares if you need that.
16
17 >
18 > But giviing
19 >
20 > emerge sys-kernel/linux-headers-4.9
21 > or
22 > emerge 'sys-kernel/linux-headers-4.9'
23 >
24 > gives me
25 >
26 > !!! 'sys-kernel/linux-headers-4.9' is not a valid package atom.
27 > !!! Please check ebuild(5) for full details.
28 >
29 > Even
30 >
31 > emerge sys-kernel/linux-headers-4.10
32 > or
33 > emerge 'sys-kernel/linux-headers-4.10'
34 >
35 > results in
36 >
37 > !!! 'sys-kernel/linux-headers-4.10' is not a valid package atom.
38 > !!! Please check ebuild(5) for full details.
39 >
40
41 The syntax would be emerge '=sys-kernel/linux-headers-4.9'
42
43 The = is critical, since that makes it an atom. Depending on your
44 shell you might or might not need quotes.
45
46 Again, I'm not sure you really need to worry about it.
47
48 --
49 Rich