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From: Ralph Seichter <m16+gentoo@×××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Heads up: Gentoo fouls up mail transport agent.
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2018 10:25:06
Message-Id: dfb61a48-97b8-e497-59dd-785da1f3cbaf@monksofcool.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Heads up: Gentoo fouls up mail transport agent. by Kai Peter
1 On 22.07.2018 09:27, Kai Peter wrote:
2
3 > A bit more easier is to create an 'empty' virtual ebuild which at
4 > least does nothing but tells portage the dependency is fulfilled.
5
6 Not a good choice, IMO. Portage has its own mechanism for that:
7 https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki//etc/portage/profile/package.provided
8
9 -Ralph

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