From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 10627 invoked from network); 24 Jun 2004 08:50:58 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 24 Jun 2004 08:50:58 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BdPwd-0000EH-JA for arch-gentoo-portage-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Thu, 24 Jun 2004 08:50:55 +0000 Received: (qmail 19710 invoked by uid 89); 24 Jun 2004 08:50:54 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-portage-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail Reply-To: gentoo-portage-dev@lists.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-portage-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 81 invoked from network); 24 Jun 2004 08:50:54 +0000 Message-Id: <200406240850.i5O8omTb012696@forthnet.gr> From: "John Lazos" To: Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 11:50:43 +0300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 In-Reply-To: <200406241044.30220.pauldv@gentoo.org> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Thread-Index: AcRZx3Wfh7CB45EBSeCOYecFueTGpAAAHHBA Subject: RE: [gentoo-portage-dev] emerge and SLOT's X-Archives-Salt: 6cd72a78-c598-4722-b46f-a63fab11c840 X-Archives-Hash: 1811029739556f32dd7179a936f258b3 Thanks a lot for your answer! It was very helpful, considering the usage of SLOT's I thought it was on demand SLOTing! :) John Lazos > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul de Vrieze [mailto:pauldv@gentoo.org] > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:44 AM > To: gentoo-portage-dev@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] emerge and SLOT's > > On Thursday 24 June 2004 10:30, John Lazos wrote: > > Hello, > > > > > > > > Is it possible to have (e.g) 2 different versions of Squid Proxy > > installed on the system ad choose which one to use? > > > > Can this be done with SLOT's? If yes, how it can be done? > > > > Is there any documentation available for the SLOT's feature? > > Currently portage does not allow on-demand paralel installs. Slot's are > features of a particular ebuild that means that different slots do not > overlap or only trivially. As all squid ebuilds have the same slot it is > not possible to install paralel squid's. > > Paul > > -- > Paul de Vrieze > Gentoo Developer > Mail: pauldv@gentoo.org > Homepage: http://www.devrieze.net -- gentoo-portage-dev@gentoo.org mailing list