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On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 09:03:49 -0700, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: |
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> There is much here I don't understand. Isn't it possible for someone |
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> who actually |
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> got one of the missing ebuilds to re-build an ebuild and pass it |
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> around? For instance, |
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> I seem to have |
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> |
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> linux-2.6.11-gentoo-r11 |
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> linux-2.6.11.11 |
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> linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r4 |
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> linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r6 |
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> linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r9 |
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> linux-2.6.7-gentoo-r11 |
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> linux-2.6.7-win4lin-r2 |
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> linux-2.6.7-win4lin-r5 |
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> Isn't it possible to package one of these and share it? (Provided |
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> anyone would trust me not to be malicious). |
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You already have the ebuild if it is installed, in /var/db/pkg. Portage |
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needs to keep the ebuilds of installed packages in order to uninstall |
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them. |
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There is an area on the Gentoo CVS server that hold old ebuilds removed |
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from portage. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Everything else being equal, fat people use more soap. |
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