I was assuming paludis -i kde-base/* would install all packages in the category kde-base. Is that not correct?
I'm waiting for someone to "accidentally" run paludis -u */* ... __________________ David Pyke Manager, Market Research Canadian Standards Association 416-747-2332 416-401-6945 (Fax) Please consider the environment before printing this email Merci de tenir compte de l'environnement avant d'imprimer ce courriel -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ciaran McCreesh Sent: September 3, 2008 3:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [paludis-user] Paludis 0.30.0 released On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 15:11:48 -0400 "David Pyke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry if this is a dumb question but could you give an example of > what you mean by allowing wildcards? You can use * in place of the category, package or both. > Does that mean I can use "paludis -i kde-base/*" ? Yes, but it probably doesn't do what you want. > What about "paludis -i */gcc-4.3.1" No. You want either =*/gcc-4.3.1 or just plain =gcc-4.3.1. -- Ciaran McCreesh This message is intended only for the use of the person or organization to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by email and delete the original message immediately. The sender, its subsidiaries and affiliates, do not accept liability for any errors, omissions, corruption or virus in the contents of this message or any attachments that arise as a result of e-mail transmission. Thank you. _______________________________________________ paludis-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pioto.org/mailman/listinfo/paludis-user
