Re: [gentoo-user] Prefer Gentoo repository rather than overlay?

[Caveman Al Toraboran]

On Thursday, April 23, 2020 11:09 PM, Matt Connell (Gmail) <matthewdconnell@×××××.com> wrote:

> Looking for some guidance in managing the source of package
> installs/upgrades when a package is provided by both the standard
> repository and an overlay.
>
> I currently have the poly-c overlay added via layman. poly-c provides
> many of the same packages as the standard gentoo repository.
>
> When I install/update packages, portage appears to prefer the version
> provided by poly-c rather than the version provided by the gentoo
> repository, if the two provide the same version number of the package.
> Examples of this include sys-boot/grub, sys-fs/udev, and other critical
> packages.
>
> I would prefer that portage prioritize gentoo's version rather than the
> overlay's version, unless specified otherwise (eg.
> sys-boot/grub::poly-c) when installing.
>
> What's the best way to go about doing this? I could specify ::gentoo
> for each entry in my world file, but this seems rather heavy-handed and
> high maintenance. Is there a better way?


**warning** i'm dumb.

didn't try it, but i guess you'll get the effect
you want by:

    * setting priority of your layman repo below -1000.
    * setting priority of the gentoo repo above
      50 (i think default for layman).

more info:
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Ebuild_repository#Priorities