On 28/01/2014 22:04, Thanasis wrote: > on 01/28/2014 09:36 PM Andrew Tselischev wrote the following: >> On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 09:29:21PM +0200, Thanasis wrote: >>> Is there a way to specify that I want to install (emerge) the latest >>> 3.10.X series of sys-kernel/gentoo-sources as a slot, in parallel with >>> the latest gentoo-sources? >>> >>> Currently, that would be version 3.10.28. >>> I know I can specify it like so, >>> emerge =sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.10.28 >>> >>> but then it would not get "auto-updated" when a newer version of that >>> series (for example 3.10.29) becomes available in portage. >>> >> >> You could mask "newer" versions in package.mask like so: >> >>> =sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.10.29* >> >> > > Maybe I was not so clear, but my intent is *NOT* to mask any newer > versions, but have the sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.10.X get updated as a > slot, in parallel to latest sys-kernel/gentoo-sources, when I do a world > update like so: > emerge -DNu world
that won't work as each kernel ebuild is in it's own unique slot consisting of one and only one kernel version. I doubt the kernel team are going to change that. What you are asking is fundamentally not possible as slots are used in a very incompatible way with your idea. You will have to find and accept a workaround, such as masks. But it's not really that big of a deal. Kernels ebuilds are sources, they build no binaries. Having a version installed doesn't mean it runs, it means you have the sources. All it consumes is disk space as they don;tget updated -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
