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On 6/27/06, Roy Wright <royw@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Howdy, |
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> I'm curious if there is a way to conditionally package mask. |
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> Let me give todays example. |
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> Running ~x86. |
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> gimp-2.3.9 is installed. |
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> gimp-perl-2.2_pre1 has this RDEPEND =media-gfx/gimp-2.2* |
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> So naturally wants to downgrade gimp to 2.2.11-r1. |
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> What would be nice is to be able to mask: |
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> >=gimp-2.3 if =gimp-perl-2.2_pre1 |
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> That would then downgrade gimp to 2.2 and leave it there |
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> until the next version of gimp-perl is available. |
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> As it is, all I can see to do to prevent upgrade/downgrade |
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> cycling of gimp is to package mask >=gimp-2.3 and hopefully |
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> remember to unmask it when the next release of gimp-perl |
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> is available. |
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> It just feels like there ought to be a better way... |
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> Have you tried the suggestion outlined at: |
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http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=3&chap=3 |
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The package.mask file |
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When you don't want Portage to take a certain package or a specific version |
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of a package into account you can mask it yourself by adding an appropriate |
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line to /etc/portage/package.mask. |
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For instance, if you don't want Portage to install newer kernel sources than |
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gentoo-sources-2.6.8.1, you add the following line to package.mask: |
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Code Listing 5: /etc/portage/package.mask example |
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>sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.8.1 |
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Just wondering... |
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-Hani |
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"If, of the many truths, you select only one and follow it blindly, it will |
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become a falsehood, and you a fanatic." |
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