On 14.02.17 16:52, petr.2006 wrote: > On gentoo I prefer to modify /etc/portage/package.mask where I can > specify packages' versions which I do not want to upgrade.
Masking is useful, of course, but there is a difference between not wanting to upgrade and not being able to upgrade due to a port/package failure. Hence, I mentioned "emerge --resume --skipfirst" as a model for how the latter can be handled. -Ralph
