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From: Kenneth Prugh <ken69267@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] package.provided
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:41:20
Message-Id: 20080108164003.6af5b243@Midori.localhost
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] package.provided by Daniel Iliev
1 On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:35:27 +0200
2 Daniel Iliev <daniel.iliev@×××××.com> wrote:
3
4 > Hi,
5 >
6 > I want to compile mplayer in a way not supported by the ebuild and use
7 > portage only to keep record of the files installed in system for
8 > future uninstallation.
9 >
10 > The system amd64 stable.
11 >
12 > I have done the following:
13 >
14 > (1) echo media-video/mplayer >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
15 >
16 > // "emerge -p mplayer" now gives:
17 > media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc2_p24929-r2 //
18 >
19 > (2) echo media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc2_p24929-r2
20 > >> /etc/portage/package.provided
21 >
22 > (3) ebuild `equery w mplayer` unpack
23 >
24 > (4) cd $PORTAGE_TMPDIR/portage/media-video/mplayer-*/work/mplayer*
25 > (5) ./configure --the-way-I-want-it-to-be
26 > (6)make
27 > (7) cd ../../
28 > (8) touch .compiled
29 > (9) ebuild `equery w mplayer` merge
30 >
31 >
32 > Everything seems to be OK until I try "emerge -DuNav world". After
33 > this point portage wants to rebuild mplayer, showing all USE flags
34 > as newly added (e.g. "alsa%"). I expected putting mplayer
35 > into /etc/portage/package.keywords to make portage ignore this
36 > package.
37 >
38 > Where is my mistake and what is the correct method I should follow?
39 >
40
41 Pretty sure package.provided is /etc/portage/profile/package.provided
42
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44 Ken69267

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