[gentoo-dev] Blocking a specific package version

[gentoo-dev] Blocking a specific package version

[Patrick Kursawe]

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Hi there,

what's the syntax for blocking a specific package version?

Nvrec does not work with the latest divx4linux, just with an older
version. If I say DEPEND="=media-libs/divx4linux-20020418*" this
makes it get this version before compiling, but it does not stop
anyone from compiling the new divx4linux version after that (which
will break divx related nvrec programs because the libraries are
not compatible).

Check http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26517 for details
of the problem.

Any idea?

Thanks,

Patrick	

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Blocking a specific package version

[Svyatogor]

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What if you do:
DEPEND="! >=medial-libs/divx4linux-whatever_ver_stoped_working"


On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 18:00:40 +0200
Patrick Kursawe <phosphan@gentoo.org> wrote:

> Hi there,
> 
> what's the syntax for blocking a specific package version?
> 
> Nvrec does not work with the latest divx4linux, just with an older
> version. If I say DEPEND="=media-libs/divx4linux-20020418*" this
> makes it get this version before compiling, but it does not stop
> anyone from compiling the new divx4linux version after that (which
> will break divx related nvrec programs because the libraries are
> not compatible).
> 
> Check http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26517 for details
> of the problem.
> 
> Any idea?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Patrick	
> 


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Re: [gentoo-dev] Blocking a specific package version

[Lloyd D Budd]

On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 12:00, Patrick Kursawe wrote:
> what's the syntax for blocking a specific package version?

I suggest taking the patches from 
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13616 ;-)

Cheers,
Lloyd


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Re: [gentoo-dev] Blocking a specific package version

[Max Kalika]

Quoting Lloyd D Budd <lloyd@foolswisdom.com>:

> On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 12:00, Patrick Kursawe wrote:
>> what's the syntax for blocking a specific package version?
> 
> I suggest taking the patches from 
> http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13616 ;-)

Although I'm a firm advocate of those patches, partly due to the fact that
I wrote them ;-), I don't think that they will work for this case because
this issue doesn't deal with USE flags/keywords, but specific package
version.  I'd say try to hunt around for a patch to Nvrec that will make it
compatible with a new divx4linux, otherwise either nvrec or later versions
divx4linux should be masked until a solution is found.

--mk

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Blocking a specific package version

[Lloyd D Budd]

On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 12:57, Max Kalika wrote:
> Quoting Lloyd D Budd <lloyd@foolswisdom.com>:
> 
> > On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 12:00, Patrick Kursawe wrote:
> >> what's the syntax for blocking a specific package version?
> > 
> > I suggest taking the patches from 
> > http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13616 ;-)
> 
> Although I'm a firm advocate of those patches, partly due to the fact that
> I wrote them ;-), I don't think that they will work for this case because
> this issue doesn't deal with USE flags/keywords, but specific package
> version.  I'd say try to hunt around for a patch to Nvrec that will make it
> compatible with a new divx4linux, otherwise either nvrec or later versions
> divx4linux should be masked until a solution is found.

Oops... I got mixed up between the already integrated functionality of
/etc/portage/package.mask .

Cheers,
Lloyd


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Re: [gentoo-dev] Blocking a specific package version

[Mike Frysinger]

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On Wednesday 20 August 2003 12:00, Patrick Kursawe wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> what's the syntax for blocking a specific package version?

the manpage for ebuild(5) should properly describe all the possible depend 
atoms and their prefixes/postfixes ...
in this case:
!=cat/pkg-ver
-mike

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Blocking a specific package version

[Paul de Vrieze]

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On Wednesday 20 August 2003 19:49, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Wednesday 20 August 2003 12:00, Patrick Kursawe wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > what's the syntax for blocking a specific package version?
>
> the manpage for ebuild(5) should properly describe all the possible depend
> atoms and their prefixes/postfixes ...
> in this case:
> !=cat/pkg-ver

If you want to make sure that the wrong divx does not get installed, make divx 
also block on nvrec (if it is not only a compile problem)

Paul

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Blocking a specific package version

[Patrick Kursawe]

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On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 01:49:49PM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
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> On Wednesday 20 August 2003 12:00, Patrick Kursawe wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > what's the syntax for blocking a specific package version?
> 
> the manpage for ebuild(5) should properly describe all the possible depend 
> atoms and their prefixes/postfixes ...
> in this case:
> !=cat/pkg-ver

... which would force to update the nvrec ebuild every time divx4linux
changes. I wanted to have something like !cat/pkg-ve* - like it should
work according to the manpage, but it just doesn't.
I now tried

        =media-libs/divx4linux-20020418*
	!media-libs/divx4linux-2003*
(in both DEPEND and RDEPEND)
	
which just makes nvrec downgrade divx4linux before it's installed, but
does not stop me from upgrading it afterwards (which breaks nvrec).

Perhaps I should let newer divx4linux block on nvrec as a workaround...

Bye, Patrick

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Blocking a specific package version

[Patrick Kursawe]

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On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 08:01:17AM +0200, Patrick Kursawe wrote:
>         =media-libs/divx4linux-20020418*
> 	!media-libs/divx4linux-2003*
> (in both DEPEND and RDEPEND)
> 	
> which just makes nvrec downgrade divx4linux before it's installed, but
> does not stop me from upgrading it afterwards (which breaks nvrec).

Indeed it looks like adding a version to a blocked package just results
in ignoring the line.

(portage-2.0.48-r5)

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Blocking a specific package version

[Jason Stubbs]

On Thursday 21 August 2003 15:11, Patrick Kursawe wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 08:01:17AM +0200, Patrick Kursawe wrote:
> >         =media-libs/divx4linux-20020418*
> > 	!media-libs/divx4linux-2003*
> > (in both DEPEND and RDEPEND)
> >
> > which just makes nvrec downgrade divx4linux before it's installed, but
> > does not stop me from upgrading it afterwards (which breaks nvrec).
>
> Indeed it looks like adding a version to a blocked package just results
> in ignoring the line.
>
> (portage-2.0.48-r5)

First post on this list... just a lowly user... tell me to keep my nose out if 
necessary! ;-)

I recently updated to gcc 3.3 and was having a hard time as portage kept on 
wanting to downgrade it. Turned out that glibc-2.3.2-r1 wanted a lower 
version and I had to unmask glibc-2.3.2-r3 to keep gcc as it was. Point is 
glibc-2.3.2-r1 contains nothing gcc-related in RDEPEND and only the following 
in DEPEND:

=sys-devel/gcc-3.2*

Also using portage-2.0.48-r5. Makes me think it's something else causing it to 
not take notice of the dep.

Regards,
Jason


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