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From: Nicolas Sebrecht <nicolas.s-dev@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox 3
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 16:03:39
Message-Id: 20080527180229.1b62c13f.nicolas.s-dev@laposte.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox 3 by Neil Bothwick
1 Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> a écrit:
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3 > It's better to use ~cat/pkg-verion instead of =. Testing ebuilds are,
4 > by their nature, potentially buggy, and updated more often than those
5 > in stable. By using =, you guarantee that you get the first, most
6 > bug-prone, release, and mask out any ebuild updates. ~ means you stick
7 > with that version, until a later hits stable, but allow ebuild updates
8 > and security patches.
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10 Thanks for the tip! I will apply it.
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