Re: [gentoo-user] How to know when a package is due to go stable?
James Homuth schrieb: There are several packages that were thrown around on the list, or versions of packages, that I've come across that I figure I might want to take an active interest in. However, to avoid sending my boxes into a tailspin, I'm staying away from installing the still in development versions. What I'd like to know though is if there's some means of knowing if/when, as an example, a newer version of Portage is supposed to be considered stable. If not then I can always keep an eye on the relevant RSS feeds, but it was mostly just curiosity on my part. Thanks either way. James Quite easy, emerge --sync emerge -up world system, then you know whats gone stable with higher versions. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] How to know when a package is due to go stable?
James Homuth wrote: There are several packages that were thrown around on the list, or versions of packages, that I've come across that I figure I might want to take an active interest in. However, to avoid sending my boxes into a tailspin, I'm staying away from installing the still in development versions. in development according to whom? What I'd like to know though is if there's some means of knowing if/when, as an example, a newer version of Portage is supposed to be considered stable. So long as you have ACCEPT_KEYWORDS=x86 (or any arch, but not ~arch) then it's gentoo stable. Generally this means no (or insignificant) bugs for about 30 days, and no unstable / masked deps. Note this has nothing to do with upstream stable, which is defined by upstream. Given the keywords above, if you can install it, it's considered stable! If not then I can always keep an eye on the relevant RSS feeds, but it was mostly just curiosity on my part. Thanks either way. worthwhile for getting juicy info like --keep-going but otherwise not really necessary. -- Iain Buchanan iaindb at netspace dot net dot au Alea iacta est. [The die is cast] -- Gaius Julius Caesar
Re: [gentoo-user] How to know when a package is due to go stable?
James Homuth schrieb: There are several packages that were thrown around on the list, or versions of packages, that I've come across that I figure I might want to take an active interest in. However, to avoid sending my boxes into a tailspin, I'm staying away from installing the still in development versions. What I'd like to know though is if there's some means of knowing if/when, as an example, a newer version of Portage is supposed to be considered stable. If not then I can always keep an eye on the relevant RSS feeds, but it was mostly just curiosity on my part. Thanks either way. James eix -uc signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
