maillog: 11/05/2005-16:10:48(+0900): Георги Георгиев types > maillog: 10/05/2005-22:59:42(-0700): Duncan types > > BTW, it'd be very handy to have "slotted" bin-pkgs as well, "slotted" as > > in allowing me to do things like test a gcc4 created package, without > > erasing my gcc-3.4 created bin-pkg, in case something doesn't work, and > > without having to remember to manually copy/move the existing bin-pkg > > first to keep that backup. A feature to enable some arbitrary identifier > > in the binpkg name, or an arbitrary string as a binpkg subdir path > > fragment, would be very helpful. Something like FEATURES=binpkg-name then > > enabling a BINPKG-NAME=gcc4, to then either create a $PKGDIR/gcc4 subtree, > > or $PKGDIR/All/package-version.gcc4.tbz2 type package and appropriate > > symlink. One could then just remember to change the $BINPKG-NAME entry in > > make.conf whenever one runs gcc-config, or whenever one triggers whatever > > switch and desires a corresponding binpkg-slot change. Anything like this > > in the works? > > PKGDIR=/usr/portage-pkg/gcc4 emerge -B app-admin/sudo > > That ought to do what you want it to do. But then, portage will be > unable to untar-uncompress-sed/awk/whatever-tar-compress
Uh, seems I was wrong here. Looking at portage.py there is no mention of compress/uncomrpess. Only a copy stuff away, copy it back. I did have the feeling that it used to be that way but, well, I guess I was mistaken. > (refering to "fixpackages" by its full name here) the binary packages - referring -- screw them misspelled HTTP headers >:| > in your custom location if a package in there jumps categories. Wow, > I managed to get back on topic :) -- / Georgi Georgiev / Life would be so much easier if we could / \ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ just look at the source code. -- Dave Olson \ / +81(90)2877-8845 / / -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list
