On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:06:15 +0800 wenpin cui <wenpin....@samsung.com> wrote:
> hi, guys, > > On my linux box, after deep-upgrade, the version of > 'sys-devel/make' was 3.82. > > Now I want to use version 3.81 to compile a software, i can do it > by "emerge /usr/portage/sys-devel/make/make-3.81.ebuild" > > however, after next upgrade, the version became 3.82 again. > > I am wondering if i could select the different version by eslect > or something else, just like 'update-alternatives' in debian. > > Any idea, thanks a lot. > portage only supports one version of make at a time. To have two versions of make, you must install the second one yourself from source into a convenient place like /usr/local, and manage it yourself. -- Alan McKinnnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com