Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Jun 2014 03:59:25 -0500, Dale wrote:
>
>>> Though I would prefix the atom with ~ instead of = to cover patch
>>> level updates.
>> I have looked for a place where it is documented how to do that.  I know
>> there is a lot of ways to add packages to those files with <=> and such
>> in front of the package names.  Do you have a link to some docs on
>> that?   If not, some examples would be cool.
> man portage
> man 5 ebuild
>
> The latter has more detail.

Gold mine.  I knew it had to be somewhere but never could find it. 
Thank you!!


>
>> Well, I was going to try adding the variable to make.conf as posted in
>> another email.  I think that may be better since this seems to be a
>> issue that is "in flux" at the moment.  ;-) 
> I think the very fluxiness of it would put me off enabling it globally
> and set it case by case until things had settled down.
>
> BTW eix-test-obsolete is a good tool for cleaning up /etc/portage,
> finding all sorts of per-package settings you set and forgot about.
>
>


Yea, may try that.  I dunno.  To sleepy right now. 

I tend to forget to run that until the list gets HUGE then it is like,
that takes to long so oh well.  I really need to spend a few hours
working on that tho.  I'm sure it is a nightmare by now. 

Dale

:-)  :-) 

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