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From: Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: How to install a pkg without all dependencies?
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:42:25
Message-Id: 87bnn0qzwh.fsf@reader.local.lan
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How to install a pkg without all dependencies? by Neil Bothwick
1 Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> writes:
2
3 > On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:58:03 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote:
4 >
5 >> >> Some of this threads posts may be crossing in delivery so restating
6 >> >> what I am trying
7 >> >>
8 >> >> package.provided:
9 >> >>> =app-editors/emacs-24
10 >> >
11 >> > Try:
12 >> > virtual/emacs-24
13 >>
14 >> No change whatsoever... seems to be ignored
15 >>
16 > The file location is /etc/portage/profile/package.provided
17 > You must give a specific version with no <, >, = or ~
18 > You cannt use a virtual.
19 >
20 > All of this is explained in man portage.
21
22 Thanks. I think you were the poster who squared me away on this maybe
23 4-5 years ago. Sorry to be a pest