Re: [gentoo-user] Is it wrong to install a specific version
On Sun, 11 January 2015, at 2:26 am, behrouz khosravi bz.khosr...@gmail.com wrote: After that I … installed all of the required qt5 packages from qt-5.4.0 one by one and using the specific version. After that I did the same with qt-framework packages and so on. This is fine, if you use `emerge -1`. That installs the package (thus fulfilling the dependency) without adding to the world file. If you specify the package version and emerge without the `--oneshot` flag, then the package version will be added to the world file, and thus the package version will be pinned, and be a problem during updates. I think that this is generally a bad idea, because the it makes the World set much bigger. However I am wondering what will happen when the tree updates? I would edit your world file with a text editor and remove these packages. They will still remain on your system, and they will still fulfil the Plasma's dependencies. Stroller.
Re: [gentoo-user] Is it wrong to install a specific version
I would edit your world file with a text editor and remove these packages. They will still remain on your system, and they will still fulfil the Plasma's dependencies. I didn't know that is possible. Thanks for this tip.
Re: [gentoo-user] Is it wrong to install a specific version
A package set is just a list of packages in a file under /etc/portage/sets. You can operate on every package in the set at once. https://dev.gentoo.org/~zmedico/portage/doc/ch02.html If you merged the packages by version they won't be automatically updated. This includes the case where they are part of a set (unless you leave part of the version unspecified). If you merged the slot, the packages would update to changes made in that slot.
[gentoo-user] Is it wrong to install a specific version
Hi. I wanted to install plasma 5 on my laptop, but I encountered a lot of problems regarding dependencies, masking and other stuff. Since I felt a little stubbornness in myself, and didn't want to back off ! I took another approach. I checked that what packages will be installed. After that I removed the qt4 and installed all of the required qt5 packages from qt-5.4.0 one by one and using the specific version. After that I did the same with qt-framework packages and so on. I think that this is generally a bad idea, because the it makes the World set much bigger. However I am wondering what will happen when the tree updates? I mean for examples when another version of qt5 comes out, portage will try to update it ? thanks.
Re: [gentoo-user] Is it wrong to install a specific version
behrouz khosravi wrote: Hi. I wanted to install plasma 5 on my laptop, but I encountered a lot of problems regarding dependencies, masking and other stuff. Since I felt a little stubbornness in myself, and didn't want to back off ! I took another approach. I checked that what packages will be installed. After that I removed the qt4 and installed all of the required qt5 packages from qt-5.4.0 one by one and using the specific version. After that I did the same with qt-framework packages and so on. I think that this is generally a bad idea, because the it makes the World set much bigger. However I am wondering what will happen when the tree updates? I mean for examples when another version of qt5 comes out, portage will try to update it ? thanks. I think you can edit the world file and make the qt packages look something like this: dev-qt/qtcore:5 Basically, remove the specific version and just tell it you want the 5 slot. Then when something new comes out, it should upgrade. Of course, those versions will either have to be stable or in the needed keyword/unmask file. Just a thought. Someone else may have a even better idea/plan. Dale :-) :-)
