On 20.02.2017 07:50, Raffaele Belardi wrote:
> I'd like to try and update a package I masked long time ago due to
> performance problems. Upstream the problem does not seem completely
> addressed and solved so I'd like to be able to go back to the old
> version just in case. But the old version is no longer in the tree. If
> I quickpkg it will I be able to reinstall it anyway?
>
> thanks,
>
> raffaele
>
> # cat /etc/portage/package.mask
> # version 1.8.3 uses 20% CPU for no reason
> >net-misc/rdesktop-1.8.2
>
> # eix -I rdesktop
> [?] net-misc/rdesktop
> Available versions: 1.8.3 (~)1.8.3-r1 (~)1.8.3-r2 {alsa ao debug
> ipv6 kerberos libressl libsamplerate oss pcsc-lite xrandr}
>
> # quickpkg net-misc/rdesktop
> * Building package for net-misc/rdesktop-1.8.2 ...
> [ ok ]
>
> * Packages now in '/usr/portage/packages':
> * net-misc/rdesktop-1.8.2: 157
Yes, you will be.
