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On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 22:28:46 -0400
Aron Griffis <agriffis@gentoo.org> wrote:



> 1. Does having a virtual require that only one of the options is
>    installed at a time?  I recall this being the case with
>    ssmtp/postfix/etc, but maybe that's specific to those ebuilds.
>    I wouldn't want Gentoo to be restricted to a single vi-clone on a
>    system.

No , those builds also -conflict- with the virtual, to prevent any other
thing that satisfies said virtual from working.



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> 3. What about the case where you install vim, then install nvi, then
>    uninstall nvi?  In that case /usr/bin/ex will disappear from the
>    system (because the files conflict between packages), but the
>    virtual will still be "satisfied".

This is a hairy issue which probably should be fixed within portage
(sanity check of some sort??  check target of symlinks perhaps?)

> 
> 4. What are the ebuilds that provide ex?  At first glance, I only see
>    nvi and vim.

classic vi do that as well.

//Spider

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