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> From:: Matthew Cline <matthew.cline@×××××.com> |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Subject: [gentoo-user] Question regarding trick portage.mask situation |
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> Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 21:20:01 -0400 |
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> I've been having serious problems with newer versions of |
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> gentoo-sources (basically 2.6.12-r9 and 2.6.12-r10), so I have |
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> downgraded to 2.6.12-r4, which is rock solid for me. So, I thought to |
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> add something like this atom to /etc/portage/package.mask: |
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> >sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.12-r4 |
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> However, what I really want to to is mask all versions of |
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> gentoo-sources greater than 2.6.12-r4 and less than or equal to |
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> 2.6.12-r10, so that I can test newer versions of gentoo-sources beyond |
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> 2.6.12-r10 when they become available. So, what I really want is |
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> something like this: |
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> sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.12-r4< >=sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.12-r10 |
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> Of course, this syntax doesn't work and spits out an "Invalid atom" |
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> error when I run emerge. Does anyone know the proper syntax for what I |
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> want to achieve? Is it even possible to acheive this? |
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Couldn't you just name the specific packages you would like masked? |
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================================== |
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=sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.12-r9 |
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=sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.12-r10 |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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