Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Nils Freydank <nils.freydank@××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] To install a testing version of a package on a stable OS installation.
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2017 20:07:59
Message-Id: 11472906.OpM8ZAeAiM@pygoscelis
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] To install a testing version of a package on a stable OS installation. by "Ста Деюс"
1 Am Sonntag, 9. Juli 2017, 21:59:14 CEST schrieb Ста Деюс:
2 > Hi.
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5 > Is it possible to compile/install a testing version of a package w/ its
6 > dependencies on a stable OS installation? [..]
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8 Sure. It even works the other way around, e.g. I have ~amd64 and set stable for some
9 toolchain stuff (glibc as I can’t downgrade this if bug occur).
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11 https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:Parts/Portage/Branches#Mixing_stable_with_testing
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13 Portage is awesome (awesomely slow, but also feature-rich).
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17 > Thank you for your time,
18 > Sthu.
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20 You’re welcome :-)
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24 Nils Freydank

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