Re: [gentoo-user] slotted package - how to switch

2009-11-12 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Thursday 12 November 2009 13:39:40 Helmut Jarausch wrote: > On 12 Nov, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > On Thursday 12 November 2009 13:05:29 Helmut Jarausch wrote: > >> Sorry if this is FAQ but I couldn't find the answer. > >> E.g. I have to versions of dev-libs/libusb installed, one in slot 0 and > >>

Re: [gentoo-user] slotted package - how to switch

2009-11-12 Thread Alex Schuster
Helmut Jarausch writes: > >> The reason is the following bug. > >> To use an old printer (no USB connector) I've purchased > >> a USB-to-parallel adapater (since some software like VirtualBox > >> cannot handle the parallel port). [...] > First, for my PC at home, I don't have a local network and

Re: [gentoo-user] slotted package - how to switch

2009-11-12 Thread Helmut Jarausch
On 12 Nov, William Kenworthy wrote: > On Thu, 2009-11-12 at 12:39 +0100, Helmut Jarausch wrote: >> On 12 Nov, Alan McKinnon wrote: >> > On Thursday 12 November 2009 13:05:29 Helmut Jarausch wrote: >> >> Sorry if this is FAQ but I couldn't find the answer. >> >> E.g. I have to versions of dev-libs/l

Re: [gentoo-user] slotted package - how to switch

2009-11-12 Thread William Kenworthy
On Thu, 2009-11-12 at 12:39 +0100, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > On 12 Nov, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > On Thursday 12 November 2009 13:05:29 Helmut Jarausch wrote: > >> Sorry if this is FAQ but I couldn't find the answer. > >> E.g. I have to versions of dev-libs/libusb installed, one in slot 0 and > >> th

Re: [gentoo-user] slotted package - how to switch

2009-11-12 Thread Helmut Jarausch
On 12 Nov, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Thursday 12 November 2009 13:05:29 Helmut Jarausch wrote: >> Sorry if this is FAQ but I couldn't find the answer. >> E.g. I have to versions of dev-libs/libusb installed, one in slot 0 and >> the other one in slot 1. >> For testing purposes I'd like to make the

Re: [gentoo-user] slotted package - how to switch

2009-11-12 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Thursday 12 November 2009 13:05:29 Helmut Jarausch wrote: > Sorry if this is FAQ but I couldn't find the answer. > E.g. I have to versions of dev-libs/libusb installed, one in slot 0 and > the other one in slot 1. > For testing purposes I'd like to make the slot-0 version 'effective'. > How can

[gentoo-user] slotted package - how to switch

2009-11-12 Thread Helmut Jarausch
Sorry if this is FAQ but I couldn't find the answer. E.g. I have to versions of dev-libs/libusb installed, one in slot 0 and the other one in slot 1. For testing purposes I'd like to make the slot-0 version 'effective'. How can I do that (other than unmerging the slot-1 version) ASAIK, eselect cann