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From: Matti Nykyri <matti.nykyri@×××.fi>
To: "gentoo-user@l.g.o" <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How to install a pkg without all dependencies?
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:30:26
Message-Id: 3717D5DC-EB36-4119-AFD5-260A1ACA046F@iki.fi
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] How to install a pkg without all dependencies? by Harry Putnam
1 > On Dec 18, 2014, at 20:18, Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com> wrote:
2 >
3 > I installed emacs outside portage from bzr sources. I'd sooner track
4 > emacs development my way.
5 >
6 > I vaguely remember some way to tell portage about that... but not
7 > enough to do it...
8
9 As Poison instructed: package.provided or then get emacs-9999.ebuild that uses the bzr and installs straight from emacs trunk. You can easily find one or write your own ebuild. It's really straight forward.
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12 -Matti