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From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ReSOLVED: package.keywords
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:44:33
Message-Id: 200906232042.58036.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] ReSOLVED: package.keywords by James
1 On Tuesday 23 June 2009 18:09:39 James wrote:
2 > Nikos Chantziaras <realnc <at> arcor.de> writes:
3 > > app-arch/xz-utils **
4 > >
5 > > in package.keywords. I used that because 9999 is the only version
6 > > available. If you wish narrow it down nonetheless, use:
7 > >
8 > > ~app-arch/xz-utils-9999 **
9 >
10 > Both work!
11 >
12 > got it now. Sorry but reading the man pages on portage and ebuild
13 > did not clear this up, nor show a clear, precise example
14 > as you have provided.
15 >
16 > Should I file a bug under documentation? Or is this just
17 > my weakness in comprehension?
18
19 Neither. A full understanding of portage and it's man pages is a recursive
20 process.
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22 There is just no way you are going to get it all in your head the first time
23 round. Re-read them again and again, each time more sensible information
24 filters down into your awareness.
25
26 A process much like reading programming language documentation actually...
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30 alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com