On Mon, Jul 03, 2006 at 10:09:53PM -0400, Allan Gottlieb wrote: > At Mon, 03 Jul 2006 21:06:07 -0400 "John J. Foster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Neil - I _think_ this is what I have not been able to understand for > > over a year now. I run an almost entirely stable system, and want to > > keep it that way. But occassionally there is something I want that is > > currently ~x86, for instance amarok. So what you're saying is that if I > > > > #echo =media-sound/amarok-1.4.0a-r1 >> /etc/portage/package.keywords > > > > I will not get the next testing version of amarok, but will get the next > > stable? > > Yes. The line you are adding to package.keywords says that for *the > specific version listed* (since you begin with "=") you will emerge > it, if it is keyworded (or stable). For any other version, in > particular for the next version issued from upstream, the line you > added says nothing. Hence, since you are running a stable system, > only stable versions (except for 1.4.0a-r1) are eligible for emerging. > Excellent. Thanks Neil and Allan. You know, I just went back and re-read the man page for portage, and it made perfect sense. I'd read that fucking page probably 10 times before and didn't get it.
Thanks again,
festus
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