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* [gentoo-dev] How to handle conflicts?
@ 2003-06-16 11:06 Michael Boman
  2003-06-16 16:55 ` Zack Gilburd
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Michael Boman @ 2003-06-16 11:06 UTC (permalink / raw
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Hi,

What is the best way to handle conflicts of packages? Ie: I have a
stable (release) version of software A, and I also have a bleeding edge
version of the same software (that tracks the same current stable
version). What I want to do is that if they install the CVS version (or
the release version) they can't install the other version without
un-installing the other one. I'd like to do this to make sure that they
are linked against the correct version of the libraries.

Best regards
 Michael Boman

-- 
Michael Boman
Security Architect, SecureCiRT Pte Ltd
http://www.securecirt.com

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* Re: [gentoo-dev] How to handle conflicts?
  2003-06-16 11:06 [gentoo-dev] How to handle conflicts? Michael Boman
@ 2003-06-16 16:55 ` Zack Gilburd
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Zack Gilburd @ 2003-06-16 16:55 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-dev


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On Monday 16 June 2003 04:06, Michael Boman wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What is the best way to handle conflicts of packages? Ie: I have a
> stable (release) version of software A, and I also have a bleeding edge
> version of the same software (that tracks the same current stable
> version). What I want to do is that if they install the CVS version (or
> the release version) they can't install the other version without
> un-installing the other one. I'd like to do this to make sure that they
> are linked against the correct version of the libraries.
>
> Best regards
>  Michael Boman

In the depend section of the ebuild, add a negated entry.  Example:

!foo-bar/SoftwareA-CVS

Regards
-- 
Zack Gilburd
http://tehunlose.com



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