From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24, DMARC_MISSING,INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from janus.prosalg.no ([213.236.139.1] helo=io.adm.prosalg.no) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15gmhy-0004gp-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Tue, 11 Sep 2001 06:32:06 -0600 Received: from karltk by io.adm.prosalg.no with local (Exim 3.16 #1 (Debian)) id 15gmdV-0004v4-00 for ; Tue, 11 Sep 2001 14:27:29 +0200 From: Karl Trygve Kalleberg To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] rc6:emerge system ignores "packages" ? Message-ID: <20010911142729.A18379@prosalg.no> References: <200109071656.f87Gud212974@mailgate5.cinetic.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.12i In-Reply-To: <200109071656.f87Gud212974@mailgate5.cinetic.de>; from peter.kadau@web.de on Fri, Sep 07, 2001 at 06:56:39PM +0200 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Tue Sep 11 06:33:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 14:27:29 +0200 X-Archives-Salt: c2fad4cb-4e72-490a-b5bb-c9eb9f9bd52f X-Archives-Hash: 5ef74298c7c9b894b7c5ad7b8de5f63a On Fri, Sep 07, 2001 at 06:56:39PM +0200, Peter Kadau wrote: > hi ! > > i'm really stuck ! > > did a bootstrap with the rc6 using the iso-image, > which i enhanced with a snapshot of my portage-tree. > the bootstrap worked fine. > then i edited packages to my needs. > but emerge --pretend system keeps telling me > that it's about to merge things like xfree - > and that's just plain ridiculous for a base system. > > so, do i have to merge everything by hand in order ? > any clues ? I too find it a bit distracting that xfree is merged as part of the base system. I do not however see how we can have xfree not be installed if the use flags claim some of the apps should be compiled with x11 support. Did we get some DONTUSE functionality yet ? Regards, Karl T