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From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user]  ReSOLVED: package.keywords
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:42:57 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200906232042.58036.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <loom.20090623T155202-549@post.gmane.org>

On Tuesday 23 June 2009 18:09:39 James wrote:
> Nikos Chantziaras <realnc <at> arcor.de> writes:
> >    app-arch/xz-utils **
> >
> > in package.keywords.  I used that because 9999 is the only version
> > available.  If you wish narrow it down nonetheless, use:
> >
> >    ~app-arch/xz-utils-9999 **
>
> Both work!
>
> got it now. Sorry but reading the man pages on portage and ebuild
> did not clear this up, nor show a clear, precise example
> as you have provided.
>
> Should I file a bug under documentation? Or is this just
> my weakness in comprehension?

Neither. A full understanding of portage and it's man pages is a recursive 
process.

There is just no way you are going to get it all in your head the first time 
round. Re-read them again and again, each time more sensible information 
filters down into your awareness.

A process much like reading programming language documentation actually...


-- 
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com



  reply	other threads:[~2009-06-23 18:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-06-22 13:58 [gentoo-user] package.keywords James
2009-06-22 14:08 ` Albert Hopkins
2009-06-22 14:18 ` [gentoo-user] package.keywords James
2009-06-22 15:14   ` Arttu V.
2009-06-22 15:51     ` James
2009-06-22 20:28       ` Alan McKinnon
2009-06-23 14:40         ` James
2009-06-23 14:54           ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-06-23 15:28             ` James
2009-06-23 15:40               ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-06-23 16:09                 ` [gentoo-user] ReSOLVED: package.keywords James
2009-06-23 18:42                   ` Alan McKinnon [this message]
2009-06-23 14:55           ` [gentoo-user] package.keywords Neil Bothwick
2009-06-23 15:36             ` James
2009-06-23 15:05           ` Alan McKinnon
2009-06-23 15:49             ` James
2009-06-23 18:39               ` Alan McKinnon
2009-06-22 22:17       ` Neil Bothwick
2009-06-22 23:17         ` Dale
2009-06-22 23:45           ` Neil Bothwick
2009-06-23  6:42           ` Alan McKinnon
2009-06-23  6:51             ` Dale
2009-06-23  7:33               ` Neil Bothwick
2009-06-23  7:38                 ` Dale
2009-06-23  8:27                   ` Alan McKinnon
2009-06-23  9:16                     ` Weitao Sun
2009-06-23  9:18                     ` Dale
2009-06-23 10:16                     ` Neil Bothwick
2009-06-23 10:51       ` Arttu V.

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