-----Original Message----- From: news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nikos Chantziaras Sent: October 31, 2008 10:38 AM To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: How to know when a package is due to go stable?
Justin wrote: > James Homuth schrieb: >> There are several packages that were thrown around on the list, or >> versions of packages, that I've come across that I figure I might >> want to take an active interest in. However, to avoid sending my >> boxes into a tailspin, I'm staying away from installing the still in >> development versions. What I'd like to know though is if there's some >> means of knowing if/when, as an example, a newer version of Portage >> is supposed to be considered stable. If not then I can always keep an >> eye on the relevant RSS feeds, but it was mostly just curiosity on my part. Thanks either way. >> >> James >> >> >> > Quite easy, > > emerge --sync > emerge -up world system, > > then you know whats gone stable with higher versions. Or, to also cover packages not in world/system, you can do: emerge -p1u `qlist -IC` (Don't omit the "1" from the options or you'll mess up your world file with packages that are purely dependencies.) I wonder why emerge doesn't do something like this by default, actually. Say a package has a serious exploit and an update was made. If the package isn't in world, emerge will never grab the update. That'll teach me to just read the Gentoo documentation. I figured emerge --update --deep world covered system, too.
