On 21 December 2006 18:40, Neil Bothwick wrote: > package.provided is intended for use when you install something without > portage - it's your way of telling portage the package is installed even > though it's not in the database.
What is that good for? Say I write my own app (like the one my signature refers to) and install it system-wide without creating an ebuild, what does it change if I put it into package.provided? I mean portage doesn't know anything about it either way. Uwe -- A fast and easy generator of fractals for KDE: http://www.SysEx.com.na/iwy-1.0.tar.bz2 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
