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From: Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: How to switch from rust to rust-bin?
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2020 15:38:24
Message-Id: rj5k53$cs$1@ciao.gmane.io
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How to switch from rust to rust-bin? by Walter Dnes
1 On 07/09/2020 13:13, Walter Dnes wrote:
2 > On Sun, Sep 06, 2020 at 12:47:34PM -0400, Walter Dnes wrote
3 >
4 >> Since I don't yet have rust on my desktop, I'll try "emerge -1
5 >> rust-bin" before doing the world update. Hopefully, that'll satisfy
6 >> the virtual/rust dependency from the get-go.
7 >
8 > I decided to go a bit more heavy-handed route with my backup desktop
9 > I included "dev-lang/rust" in package.mask before running the update.
10 > It worked...
11 >
12 > [i3][root][~] eselect rust list
13 > Available Rust versions:
14 > [1] rust-bin-1.45.2 *
15 >
16 > That route only applies to systems that don't have rust installed yet.
17
18 That's not necessary. If a system doesn't have rust installed yet, all
19 you need is `emerge -1 rust-bin`. This will then satisfy the virtual.