On Monday 06 March 2006 21:09, Harry Putnam wrote:
> Zac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org> writes:
> >>   rsnapshot-1.2.2
> >>   bacula-1.48.5
> >>   cvs-emacs-24
> >
> > The example for package.provided syntax in `man portage` shows categories
> > like this:
> >
> > app-backup/rsnapshot-1.2.2
> > app-backup/bacula-1.48.5
> > app-editors/emacs-cvs-24
>
> Ok, I'm a little gun shy to post this now but I'm still seeing
> somethign screwy.
>
> cat /etc/portage/package.provided
> app-backup/rsnapshot-1.2.2
> app-backup/bacula-1.48.5
> app-editors/emacs-cvs-24
>
> emerge -vp app-editors/emacs-cvs:
>   These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
>   Calculating dependencies... done!
>     [ebuild U ] app-editors/emacs-cvs-22.0.50-r1 [22.0.50] USE="X gif
>     gtk jpeg nls png spell -Xaw3d -tiff" 0 kB
>
>
> Man portage mentions a version must be included:
>                      Format:
>                      - comments begin with #
>                      - one DEPEND atom per line
>                      - relational operators are not allowed
>                      - must include a version
>
> It also says:
>   . . . . . . Portage will  not  attempt  to  update  a
>   package  that  is  listed  here  unless  another  package
>   explicitly requires a version that is newer than what has
>   been  listed.
>
> So I thought maybe it didn't like my fake version so changed it to:
>
>    app-editors/emacs-cvs-22.0.50-r1
> And I still get the same output.
>
> Removing the -r1 since its not really emacs versioning and I still get
> the same output...
> Something is making emerge ignore this package.provided
Hi,
In my case (using it a little but think it works) the file is in other dir:
# cat /etc/portage/profile/package.provided
app-admin/fam-2.7.0-r2
Only now i see that forgot to change this (left from fam--> gamin conversion).
HTH.Rumen