nightmorph 11/03/02 09:46:22 Modified: hb-portage-branches.xml Log: add a bit of clarification to package.unmask info, bug 335992
Revision Changes Path 1.18 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml?rev=1.18&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml?rev=1.18&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml?r1=1.17&r2=1.18 Index: hb-portage-branches.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml,v retrieving revision 1.17 retrieving revision 1.18 diff -u -r1.17 -r1.18 --- hb-portage-branches.xml 2 Mar 2011 09:25:49 -0000 1.17 +++ hb-portage-branches.xml 2 Mar 2011 09:46:22 -0000 1.18 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml,v 1.17 2011/03/02 09:25:49 nightmorph Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml,v 1.18 2011/03/02 09:46:22 nightmorph Exp $ --> <sections> @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ individually. </abstract> -<version>2</version> +<version>3</version> <date>2011-03-02</date> <section> @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ </body> </subsection> -<subsection> +<subsection id="versions"> <title>Test Particular Versions</title> <body> @@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ When a package has been masked by the Gentoo developers and you still want to use it despite the reason mentioned in the <path>package.mask</path> file (situated in <path>/usr/portage/profiles</path> by default), add the -<e>exact</e> same line in the <path>/etc/portage/package.unmask</path> file +desired version (usually this will be the exact same line from +<path>profiles</path>) in the <path>/etc/portage/package.unmask</path> file (or in a file in that directory if it is a directory). </p> @@ -163,6 +164,13 @@ =net-mail/hotwayd-0.8 </pre> +<note> +If an entry in <path>/usr/portage/profiles/package.mask</path> contains a range +of package versions, you will need to unmask only the version(s) you actually +want. Please read the <uri link="#versions">previous section</uri> to learn how +to specify versions in <path>package.unmask</path>. +</note> + </body> </subsection> <subsection>
