Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Annoying structure of /var/db/pkg/<category>/<package-name> database
Date: Wed, 08 May 2013 12:28:27
Message-Id: 20130508132807.281dc952@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Annoying structure of /var/db/pkg// database by Thomas Mueller
1 On Wed, 8 May 2013 04:05:38 -0700 (PDT), Thomas Mueller wrote:
2
3 > I am spoiled by having /var/db/pkg/<package-name> in NetBSD pkgsrc and
4 > FreeBSD ports, though FreeBSD is wsitching to a different structure
5 > nkwon as pkgng.
6 >
7 > Is there any way to configure so as to avoid this annoyance in Gentoo?
8 > Like maybe making /var/db/pkg/<package-name>?
9
10 No, because there are packages with the same name but in different
11 categories. Just use eix or qlist to determine the correct category and
12 go from there.
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15 --
16 Neil Bothwick
17
18 If at first you don't succeed, well...darn.

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