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From: Marc Joliet <marcec@×××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Why portage demands to unmask an unstable version of the package?
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2017 18:09:30
Message-Id: 3130296.Rv5us9GWQU@thetick
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Why portage demands to unmask an unstable version of the package? by Jorge Almeida
1 On Saturday 04 March 2017 09:52:38 Jorge Almeida wrote:
2 > On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 8:37 AM, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
3 > > On Sat, 4 Mar 2017 18:21:23 +0200, gevisz wrote:
4 > >> So, in my portage tree currently there is one stable gvim package with
5 > >> version 8.0.0106
6 > >> and one unstable gvim package, with version 8.0.0386.
7 > >>
8 > >> Why portage force me to unmask an unstable version of the package then?
9 > >>
10 > >>
11 > >> [ebuild U ] app-vim/gentoo-syntax-20170225 [20160530]
12 > >> [ebuild U ~] app-editors/gvim-8.0.0386 [8.0.0106]
13 > >
14 > > Because vim-8.0.0386 is stable and, presumably, the vim and gvim versions
15 > > must match. I would suggest filing a stabilisation bug for gvim, or
16 >
17 > Isn't it a bit bizarre that portage tries to force users to go
18 > unstable on such an exotic package as one of the two major text
19 > editors?
20 >
21 > This can't be good publicity for Gentoo. Yes, I know nobody is after
22 > that, but still...
23 >
24 > I couldn't find the name of the maintainer. Maybe different devs are
25 > in charge of vim and gvim?
26 >
27 > just
28 >
29 > > use emacs...
30 >
31 > What do[es] the maintainer[s] use?
32 >
33 > Regards
34 >
35 > Jorge Almeida
36
37 Does nobody think of searching bugs.gentoo.org anymore? It was an oversight:
38 https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=611386#c6.
39
40 --
41 Marc Joliet
42 --
43 "People who think they know everything really annoy those of us who know we
44 don't" - Bjarne Stroustrup

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