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
next prev parent 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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