Re: [gentoo-user] Upgrade only to bigger Version

[Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>]

On 27/07/2013 00:16, Silvio Siefke wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On Fri, 26 Jul 2013 20:43:43 +0100 Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> You could mask any versions greater than >4.1.0.2 and lesser than
>> <4.1.0.2 I guess, but instead you may want to give
>> app-office/libreoffice-bin a spin which will save significant time
>> when you need to update/downgrade this package.
> 
> I have now masked what you say, but the result is same, portage make
> a downgrade. 
> 
> emerge -s libreoffice without mask:
> *  app-office/libreoffice
>       Latest version available: 4.1.0.4
>       Latest version installed: 4.1.0.2
> 
> emerge -s libreoffice with mask:
> *  app-office/libreoffice
>       Latest version installed: 4.1.0.2
> 
> emerge -avuDN @world
> [ebuild     UD ] app-office/libreoffice-l10n-4.0.4.2 [4.1.0.2]
> [ebuild     UD ] dev-util/mdds-0.7.1:0/0 [0.8.1:0/0.8.1]
> [ebuild     UD ] dev-libs/liborcus-0.3.0:0/0 [0.5.1:0/0.5]
> [ebuild     UD ] app-office/libreoffice-4.0.4.2 [4.1.0.2]
> 
> Its really crazy. I have netbook and p4 desktop, i want not run
> 12 hours compile orgy for small upgrade which normal no one feel.
> 
> gentoomobile siefke # cat /etc/portage/package.mask 
>> app-office/libreoffice-4.1.0.2
>> app-office/libreoffice-l10n-4.1.0.2
> 
> when use the follow entry, is the same, downgrade. 
> gentoomobile siefke # cat /etc/portage/package.mask 
>> =app-office/libreoffice-4.1.0.2
>> =app-office/libreoffice-l10n-4.1.0.2
> 
> Ideas? 
> 
> Thank you for help and nice weekend.

You want to keep 4.1.0.2 but you have masked 4.1.0.2, that is why it
wants to downgrade.

put this is package.mask;

>app-office/libreoffice-4.1.0.2
>app-office/libreoffice-l10n-4.1.0.2



If you still get an error, post the ENTIRE output, not bits of it. You
keep snipping out the parts that describe why portage is doing what it's
doing. We can't help you when you do that.

-- 
Alan McKinnon
alan.mckinnon@gmail.com