On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:24:26 +0100, Michael wrote: > > > I have a number of VBox VM systems, some with active software > > > licenses running on them and the VBox-bin is a low-maintenance and > > > convenient way to run them. I'd prefer to avoid emerging a non-bin > > > VBox. Is there some way I could keep older packages running in > > > Gentoo, until more up to date versions appear again in the tree (if > > > ever)? > > > > Copy the ebuild to a local overlay and add > > app-emulation/virtualbox-bin to /etc/portage/profile/package.unmask. > > Thanks Neil, will this keep all requisite build and run time > dependencies, or will they have to be added to package.unmask too?
I thought the same immediately after hitting send. You'll have to do the same for any deps, although for now it's only VBox itself that is at risk. -- Neil Bothwick ** I'm not going to get married again ** ** I'll just find a woman I don't like and give her a house **
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