Generally if two versions of an ebuild have the same SLOT, then they will conflict in some way (normally by installing files with the same name) and so having one installed will break the other.
Which packages are you trying to install? On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 14:20 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to install two different versions of the same package. > I think the SLOTS mechanism of portage can handle this, but I get the > feeling that this feature is only exposed to developers, and not to a user. > I tried following the advice given here: > > http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Installing_Specific_Packages > > and this did not work. > In the ebuild I was trying to install I changed the SLOTS value to a new > number and then typed: > > ebuild foo.ebuild digest > > to remake the md5sums. This worked and the package was placed into a > new slot, but I feel/hope there is an easier way to do this. > Thanks for helping, > > > -- > Michael Andrews | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 0xE7D25F66 | keyserver.net > > > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
