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On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:25:12 -0500, Alan Warren wrote: |
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> I'm surprised packages in overlays take precedence over portage. |
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> Is |
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> there any way to get a single package from an overlay without taking |
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> "everything" ? |
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An overlay has to take precedence, otherwise putting a fixed ebuild in |
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your local overlay will have no effect. |
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> Is |
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> there any way to get a single package from an overlay without taking |
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> "everything" ? |
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What I do it ad the overlay with layman, so it is kept up to date, but |
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don't add it to make.conf. Then I symlink the packages I want from that |
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overlay to my local overlay. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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You are about to give someone a piece of your mind, |
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something you can ill afford... |
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