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walt <w41ter <at> gmail.com> writes: |
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> > So using wget to fetch {package/files} from the gentoo attic was/is a |
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> > reliable exercise to build things removed from the tree, into one's |
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> > /usr/local/portage tree. It still works |
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> Hi James. I need a version of net-libs/gnutls from before the switch |
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> to git. Could I trouble you for an example of how you use wget? So |
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> far my googling hasn't even revealed the URL of the attic :-/ |
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Sure, |
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I do it file by file; here is one of the 'files' (patches) I pulled down for |
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'showconsole' now also deprecated: |
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wget |
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http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/app-admin/showconsole/files/1.07-no-TIOCGDEV.patch |
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> Thanks for any hints. |
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If I know a package is going to be removed, I just emerge it and then copy |
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everything to /usr/local/portage/<category>/ prior to removal. |
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Hit me up with any other questions...... |
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hth, |
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James |
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