On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:38:43 -0700 Zac Medico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi everyone, > > Please consider a blocker syntax extension, for inclusion in EAPI 2, > which will serve to indicate that conflicting packages may be > temporarily installed simultaneously when upgrading or installing a > series of packages. When temporary simultaneous installation of > conflicting packages occurs, the installation of a newer package may > overwrite any colliding files that belong to an older package which > is explicitly blocked. When such a file collision occurs, the > colliding files will cease to belong to the older package, and they > will remain installed after the older package is eventually > uninstalled. The older package will be uninstalled only after any > newer blocking packages have been merged on top of it. I have > written a blog entry [1] which shows some specific examples of this > process in action. If a file overwritten by the second package falls under CONFIG_PROTECT, will portage treat it like a normal update? -- gcc-porting, by design, by neglect treecleaner, for a fact or just for effect wxwidgets @ gentoo EFFD 380E 047A 4B51 D2BD C64F 8AA8 8346 F9A4 0662
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