swift 05/07/02 12:31:47 Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en kde-split-ebuilds.xml Log: #95954 - Include directives on upgrading KDE
Revision Changes Path 1.6 +30 -7 xml/htdocs/doc/en/kde-split-ebuilds.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kde-split-ebuilds.xml?rev=1.6&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kde-split-ebuilds.xml?rev=1.6&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kde-split-ebuilds.xml.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6&cvsroot=gentoo Index: kde-split-ebuilds.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kde-split-ebuilds.xml,v retrieving revision 1.5 retrieving revision 1.6 diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6 --- kde-split-ebuilds.xml 2 Jul 2005 09:57:28 -0000 1.5 +++ kde-split-ebuilds.xml 2 Jul 2005 12:31:47 -0000 1.6 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kde-split-ebuilds.xml,v 1.5 2005/07/02 09:57:28 swift Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kde-split-ebuilds.xml,v 1.6 2005/07/02 12:31:47 swift Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> @@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ <abstract> With KDE 3.4, the 'split ebuilds' were introduced into Portage. This page -documents the reasons behind the transition and the features made available by -it. +documents the reasons behind the transition, the new features it brings and the +way to upgrade from the old-style 'monolithic' ebuilds. </abstract> <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 --> <license/> -<version>1.4</version> +<version>1.5</version> <date>2005-07-02</date> <chapter> @@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ </body> </section> <section> -<title>How to use them</title> +<title>How to install the split ebuilds</title> <body> <p> -The latest KDE 3.4.0 pre-release, as of this writing, is 3.4.0_beta1. Masked -split (and monolithic) ebuilds for it are present in Portage. +The latest KDE release, as of this writing, is 3.4.1, recently marked stable. +Both split and monolithic ebuilds for it are present in Portage. </p> <ul> @@ -86,6 +86,29 @@ </body> </section> <section> +<title>How to upgrade from the monolithic to the split ebuilds</title> +<body> + +<p> +If you have KDE 3.3.x installed, you can simply <c>emerge kde-meta</c> to +install the 3.4.x split ebuilds without disturbing your existing installation. +</p> + +<p> +If you have the KDE 3.4.x monolithic ebuilds installed, you must unmerge them +before emerging the split ebuilds. However, this process can be done for each +monolithic ebuild in turn; you don't have to unmerge all of KDE at once. +</p> + +<p> +If you're in doubt, remember there are blocking deps in place between each +monolithic ebuild and the split ebuilds derived from it. Portage won't allow an +illegal state to be created, so any emerge or unmerge it allows is OK. +</p> + +</body> +</section> +<section> <title>Advantages of the split ebuilds</title> <body> -- [email protected] mailing list
