From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JjE7k-0006Hr-OF for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:44:32 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id F30D1E081D; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 13:44:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.digimed.co.uk (82-69-83-178.dsl.in-addr.zen.co.uk [82.69.83.178]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9363AE081D for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 13:44:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from loonquawl.digimed.co.uk (loonquawl.digimed.co.uk [192.168.1.5]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.digimed.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 0634B329F3F for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:44:08 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:44:04 +0100 From: Neil Bothwick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: "emerge -DuvatN world" doesn't show all upgradeable packages Message-ID: <20080408144404.7d1c131b@loonquawl.digimed.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <1377066.Li1qCSo38g@schmarck.cn> References: <2577300.OLZLf1hHOn@schmarck.cn> <20080408114436.4b5285b2@zaphod.digimed.co.uk> <1971498.rAt26meG94@schmarck.cn> <200804081312.52849.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> <5573059.kmkQssb8iy@schmarck.cn> <20080408132916.6f5448a8@loonquawl.digimed.co.uk> <1326240.XvfEZOQFu1@schmarck.cn> <20080408141616.334ee6f7@loonquawl.digimed.co.uk> <1377066.Li1qCSo38g@schmarck.cn> Organization: Digital Media Production X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.3.1cvs54 (GTK+ 2.12.9; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) X-GPG-Fingerprint: 7260 0F33 97EC 2F1E 7667 FE37 BA6E 1A97 4375 1903 Face: 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 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="Sig_/lrQEYb5MT1ZFHRUVfA8=.G4"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=PGP-SHA1 X-Archives-Salt: 30f438e6-c2e8-4442-939c-e5d6fc139920 X-Archives-Hash: c76412f52a6b09f442dadb9d97ce5185 --Sig_/lrQEYb5MT1ZFHRUVfA8=.G4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:27:59 +0200, Michael Schmarck wrote: > It really depends on, from what side you're coming. If you want > just a few packages, then all is well with the current approach. >=20 > If you, however, want everything but a few packages, then the > current approach isn't so fine anymore. Do as previously suggested and use individual meta packages instead of the all-encompassing kde-meta, or use a mixture of meta and individual packages (that is what I do). If you just want to omit a couple of packages, try package.provided. This is not what it is meant for, but I have used it to exclude kppp and kpersonaliser. > I do understand that there's a reason why it is the way it is, > but this does not mean, that I have to like it, does it? Of course not :) --=20 Neil Bothwick Handy Guide to Modern Science: 1. If it's green or it wiggles, it's biology. 2. If it stinks, it's chemistry. 3. If it doesn't work, it's physics. --Sig_/lrQEYb5MT1ZFHRUVfA8=.G4 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkf7dqgACgkQum4al0N1GQOpdwCg2gDDagmpDOe+r6Yuy/oTUsfd 2pAAn1nWvRR82wvqDRrqtaWvvVU2PdIY =6XfM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/lrQEYb5MT1ZFHRUVfA8=.G4-- -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list