Re: [gentoo-user] Google Talk and 9999 versions
On Tuesday 29 Nov 2011 14:26:17 Dale wrote: > Michael Mol wrote: > > on my partial ~amd64 system, I have googletalk-plugin installed, and > > it serves me well. On my new box (also partial ~amd64, but far more in > > the stable realm than unstable realm), I tried to emerge > > googletalk-plugin, and it's masked. It's also a '' version > > package. I vaguely recall that '' packages are special somehow. > > How is that? > > I think those are called the live builds. Basically, they are not > tested much and are really close to falling off the bleeding edge. I > rarely mess with those. There is a google-talkplugin-2.5.6.0 that is > not live but keyworded. If it was me, I would at least try that version > first. It is likely tested a bit more, not going to change so often and > be stable as it gets in the unstable branch of the tree. If that fails, > go back to the older version. If neither works, then I would try to > build. I'd also cross my fingers for good measure. builds is the latest potentially unstable and incomplete code that the devs just churned out and uploaded to cvs. 10 minutes later may be another revision and so on. Every time you rebuild you'll be downloading the latest attempt of their coding. What is annoying is that you had it working just right and suddenly all the builds have come off the boil and break in a bad way. This can be particularly burdensome or even debilitating for a prolonged period, like I experienced with some wireless drivers in the past. Of course, not all packages are that 'unstable'. I've been running e17 for some time now and only every once in a while I happen to come across a bug or build problem. Even so, I tend not to update packages often, once I get a well behaving revision. YMMV -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] Google Talk and 9999 versions
Michael Mol wrote: on my partial ~amd64 system, I have googletalk-plugin installed, and it serves me well. On my new box (also partial ~amd64, but far more in the stable realm than unstable realm), I tried to emerge googletalk-plugin, and it's masked. It's also a '' version package. I vaguely recall that '' packages are special somehow. How is that? I think those are called the live builds. Basically, they are not tested much and are really close to falling off the bleeding edge. I rarely mess with those. There is a google-talkplugin-2.5.6.0 that is not live but keyworded. If it was me, I would at least try that version first. It is likely tested a bit more, not going to change so often and be stable as it gets in the unstable branch of the tree. If that fails, go back to the older version. If neither works, then I would try to build. I'd also cross my fingers for good measure. Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!
[gentoo-user] Google Talk and 9999 versions
on my partial ~amd64 system, I have googletalk-plugin installed, and it serves me well. On my new box (also partial ~amd64, but far more in the stable realm than unstable realm), I tried to emerge googletalk-plugin, and it's masked. It's also a '' version package. I vaguely recall that '' packages are special somehow. How is that? -- :wq
Re: [gentoo-user] Google-Talk
Abhay Kedia wrote: On Monday 13 March 2006 01:07, Mick wrote: Is there way of setting up a VoIP talk session with another person who is using Google Talk? He is running the Google Talk Windoze application. -- If you don't mind using beta stuff then I just saw this on gentoo forums http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-442920.html Do tell us if it works. Dang!!! Why does it have to be a kde app :K Does anyone know if jingle support is in any gnome app? Jim -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Google-Talk
On Monday 13 March 2006 01:07, Mick wrote: > > Is there way of setting up a VoIP talk session with another person who is > using Google Talk? He is running the Google Talk Windoze application. > -- If you don't mind using beta stuff then I just saw this on gentoo forums http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-442920.html Do tell us if it works. -- Regards, Abhay pgpXUPQ9fxce5.pgp Description: PGP signature
[gentoo-user] Google-Talk
Hi All, Is there way of setting up a VoIP talk session with another person who is using Google Talk? He is running the Google Talk Windoze application. -- Regards, Mick -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list