From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1G6XoX-000596-0j for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:16:01 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with SMTP id k6SJDkeu014013; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:13:46 GMT Received: from forum.psychotherapie.org (s15216962.onlinehome-server.info [217.160.22.205]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k6SJBYH4030412 for ; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:11:34 GMT Received: (from uucp@localhost) by forum.psychotherapie.org (8.13.3/8.13.3/SuSE Linux 0.7) with UUCP id k6SJBZKa016427 for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:11:35 +0200 Received: (from weigelt@localhost) by metux.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) id k6SJAHC1010954 for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:10:17 +0200 Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:10:17 +0200 From: Enrico Weigelt To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: world favorites: pros and cons Message-ID: <20060728191017.GB20348@nibiru.local> References: <20060705115509.2905ae6d@hactar.digimed.co.uk> <44AB9E70.6010205@ilievnet.com> <20060705131400.3ae53735@hactar.digimed.co.uk> <44ABB409.4080003@ilievnet.com> <342e1090607050954w3f3c12a3o47a26bab72802338@mail.gmail.com> <44AC0551.8010006@ilievnet.com> <342e1090607051217w6fabbefegb8883650b5166e38@mail.gmail.com> <20060728183015.GC6203@nibiru.local> <20060728124642.3b9c387c@sed-192.sedsystems.ca> <44CA5E2A.6090409@mid.email-server.info> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <44CA5E2A.6090409@mid.email-server.info> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Archives-Salt: 55cc8ff0-ca86-4297-9b1b-bc3a66739b45 X-Archives-Hash: 1b90dc2df0e9a7b7a2aee45f59f82021 * Alexander Skwar wrote: > >Sure, mask anything higher than the version you want in > >your /etc/portage/package.mask file: > > > > >dev-db/mysql-4.1.20 > > And then put the ebuild you're using into a local overlay. Reason: > Sooner or later, the package might/will be dropped (as it's too > old) but you'll still need the ebuild. Yeah, but this would also prevent fixes in this ebuild. (ie. if there's a typo or broken dependency) cu -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico Weigelt == metux IT service - http://www.metux.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit the OpenSource QM Taskforce: http://wiki.metux.de/public/OpenSource_QM_Taskforce Patches / Fixes for a lot dozens of packages in dozens of versions: http://patches.metux.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list