On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:40:54 -0700
Michael Higgins <linux@evolone.org> wrote:

> Don't know the proper term, but I want to stop version updates for a
> while, yet allow package-rN updates...
> 
> I spent most of the last couple of days killing two bugs that were a
> serious drag on my laptop, involving kacpid hogging the CPU on a
> resume, or bay swap, and gnome panel freezing on > 7 open windows (a
> real deal killer). I'd like to spend a few months just using it now
> that it all works...
> 
> So with the latest kernel in the tree unmasked (kacpid bug fix) and a
> couple of patches and ebuilds in my overlay for a pair of unmasked
> x11 and gnome packages, what is the method to keep this 'world' in a
> 'set' and 'forgotten' state? '-)
> 
> Cheers,
> 

I wouldn't use a script for managing something as delicate ad updates.

Just have a look at your weekly "emerge --sync && emerge -uDNpv world"
and manually mask whatever you don't feel to upgrade (put in
package.mask the exact version so new upgrades/bugfixes will show up
again in future syncs).

My 2 cents.

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