On Sun, 2008-08-17 at 11:09 -0400, Daniel D Jones wrote: > Isn't there also the option of leaving the existing package installed > until > the bug is fixed? If the package is currently working for him (the > bug may > be in some section of the program he seldom uses or it may only rear > its head > in certain configurations or circumstances which don't affect him,) > why > unmerge what's already there?
That's certainly possible, but I did not perceive that as the OP's question. Admittedly, I didn't quite understand what the OP was asking in the first place. >