Nikos Chantziaras writes:
> On 26/02/16 18:47, Harry Putnam wrote:
>> First off, thanks to all posters for the excellent input
>>
>>> Nikos Chantziaras writes:
>>
>>> On 25/02/16 05:55, Harry Putnam wrote:
I'd like to stay on kernel-4.1.6, rather than keep installing the
newest version
On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 4:15 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
>
> Yes, which is what I recommended. Don't block 4.1.x security/bugfix patches.
> Just block 4.2 and above.
>
++
4.1 is a longterm series, so if your goal is minimum disruption you
can stay on it until Sep 2017. I would still recommend
On 26/02/16 18:47, Harry Putnam wrote:
First off, thanks to all posters for the excellent input
Nikos Chantziaras writes:
On 25/02/16 05:55, Harry Putnam wrote:
I'd like to stay on kernel-4.1.6, rather than keep installing the
newest version at each upgrade.
I'd instead recommend putting
First off, thanks to all posters for the excellent input
> Nikos Chantziaras writes:
> On 25/02/16 05:55, Harry Putnam wrote:
>> I'd like to stay on kernel-4.1.6, rather than keep installing the
>> newest version at each upgrade.
>
> I'd instead recommend putting
>
> >=sys-kernel/gentoo-source
On 25/02/16 05:55, Harry Putnam wrote:
I'd like to stay on kernel-4.1.6, rather than keep installing the
newest version at each upgrade.
I'd instead recommend putting
>=sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.2
in package.mask to stay with 4.1 (it's an LTS kernel) and always get the
patches for that o
On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:05:40 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> All that said, what then would be the best way to let gentoo know I
> have installed a very recent emacs and any dependancies gentoo may
> need are available at /usr/local/share/emacs.
>
> I've been doing it by putting this in
> /etc/
Alan McKinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> You need to learn more about portage. Read:
>
> man portage
> man 5 portage
> man ebuild
> man 5 ebuild
Now I have a better idea how things are meant to work... but if I want
to violate that... by that I mean ..not work on my own ebuild enough
to begin
Alan McKinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> This section is snipped [from -sic] one of Allen M. posts
^
Please excuse the misspelling
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Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> While package.provided does have some genuine uses, one of its main
> functions is to provide people who don't fully understand it with a simple
> way of producing hard to diagnose system breakages :(
Very good Made my day.
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Alan McKinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> I ask because setting a higher version number might eventually need
>> bumping still higher... or if versioning changes somehow will
>> `higher' not be noticed.
>
> If you want to maintain and use old package-1.0.0 by yourself, and there
> is already p
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