On Wednesday 28 May 2003 09:33 am, Einar S. Ids� wrote:
> On Wed, 28 May 2003 09:15:19 -0400
>
> Ernie Schroder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Tuesday 27 May 2003 11:59 pm, Jerry McBride wrote:
> > > On Wed, 28 May 2003 11:10:05 +0800 Yusuf Nagree
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > wrote:
> > > > Hope this isn't a silly question, but how do you get emerge to
> > > > install the latest packages.. I've been searching around for
> > > > the answer and haven't come up with anything
> > > >
> > > > eg. in the samba directory, we have versions 2.28, 2.28a,
> > > > 3.0alp22, 3.0alp23.
> > > >
> > > > when I do an emerge samba, it wants to install 2.28a - I can't
> > > > get it to install 3.0alp23 automatically
> > >
> > > Emerge the complete path...
> > >
> > > emerge /usr/portage/net-fs/samba/samba-xxxxxxxxxx.ebuild
> >
> > Strange... Why don't I see the masked samba ebuilds when I do:
> > ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge -up samba?  or:
> >  # ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge -s samba?
>
> Because the 3.0-packages are not only in the untested branch (~x86),
> but have additionally been masked in
> /usr/portage/profile/package.mask. Until they are removed from that
> file, they will not be recognized even if you use
> ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86". You will therefore have to directly emerge
> the ebuild with complete path. However, packages that are in
> packages.mask are usually masked for a good reason.
>
> Einar
>
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Thanks Einar. I guess it's time to RTFM again now that I have a chance 
of understanding it.
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Regards, Ernie
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