[gentoo-user] Re: emerge latest in a certain version series of a package

2014-01-29 Thread James
Alan McKinnon gmail.com> writes: > >>> Is there a way to specify that I want to install (emerge) the latest > >>> 3.10.X series of sys-kernel/gentoo-sources as a slot, in parallel with > >>> the latest gentoo-sources? > that won't work as each kernel ebuild is in it's own unique slot > consisti

[gentoo-user] Re: emerge latest in a certain version series of a package

2014-01-29 Thread James
Thanasis asyr.hopto.org> writes: > Currently, that would be version 3.10.28. > I know I can specify it like so, > emerge =sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.10.28 Opps, I did not read very deeply, still on first java_fix > but then it would not get "auto-updated" when a newer version of that > se

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: emerge latest in a certain version series of a package

2014-01-29 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 29/01/2014 15:23, James wrote: > Alan McKinnon gmail.com> writes: > > > Is there a way to specify that I want to install (emerge) the latest > 3.10.X series of sys-kernel/gentoo-sources as a slot, in parallel with > the latest gentoo-sources? > >> that won't work as each kernel e

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: emerge latest in a certain version series of a package

2014-01-29 Thread Thanasis
on 01/29/2014 03:23 PM James wrote the following: > There might be a work around that suites your needs? > > # emerge -pv =gentoo-sources-3.10.28 > > These are the packages that would be merged, in order: > > Calculating dependencies... done! > [ebuild NS ~] sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.10.28

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: emerge latest in a certain version series of a package

2014-01-29 Thread Thanasis
on 01/28/2014 10:12 PM eroen wrote the following: > On Tue, 28 Jan 2014 21:29:21 +0200, Thanasis > wrote: >> Is there a way to specify that I want to install (emerge) the latest >> 3.10.X series of sys-kernel/gentoo-sources as a slot, in parallel with >> the latest gentoo-sources? >> >> Currently,

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Portage performance dropped considerably

2014-01-29 Thread Kerin Millar
hasufell wrote: If we support disabling all useflags on package level (and we do), then we support disabling all on global level as well. All _unexpected_ breakage that occurs due to that are ebuild bugs that have incorrect dependencies or missing REQUIRED_USE constraints. Defaults are just

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: emerge latest in a certain version series of a package

2014-01-29 Thread Thanasis
on 01/29/2014 03:36 PM James wrote the following: > Once the newer kernel series come out, the newer versions > of a series (usually) slow way down on being delivered. Not necessarily, if some devs are maintaining a series as "long term", which, I think, is the case for the 3.10.X series (if I am

[gentoo-user] Re: emerge latest in a certain version series of a package

2014-01-29 Thread eroen
On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:09:31 +0200, Thanasis wrote: > on 01/28/2014 10:12 PM eroen wrote the following: > > On Tue, 28 Jan 2014 21:29:21 +0200, Thanasis > > wrote: > >> Is there a way to specify that I want to install (emerge) the > >> latest 3.10.X series of sys-kernel/gentoo-sources as a slot,

[gentoo-user] Re: emerge latest in a certain version series of a package

2014-01-29 Thread James
Thanasis asyr.hopto.org> writes: > No, because as I said in a previous post, the matter is that when a > newer version 3.10.X is in the tree, and you do an update of the world > set, the newer kernel source of the 3.10.X series won't appear as an update. > You'll have to emerge it again "manuall

[gentoo-user] Re: emerge latest in a certain version series of a package

2014-01-29 Thread James
Thanasis asyr.hopto.org> writes: > on 01/29/2014 03:36 PM James wrote the following: > > Once the newer kernel series come out, the newer versions > > of a series (usually) slow way down on being delivered. > Not necessarily, if some devs are maintaining a series as "long term", > which, I thin

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: emerge latest in a certain version series of a package

2014-01-29 Thread Thanasis
on 01/29/2014 05:59 PM James wrote the following: >>> Once the newer kernel series come out, the newer versions >>> of a series (usually) slow way down on being delivered. >> Not necessarily, if some devs are maintaining a series as "long term", >> which, I think, is the case for the 3.10.X series

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: emerge latest in a certain version series of a package

2014-01-29 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 29/01/2014 17:35, James wrote: > Thanasis asyr.hopto.org> writes: > > >> No, because as I said in a previous post, the matter is that when a >> newer version 3.10.X is in the tree, and you do an update of the world >> set, the newer kernel source of the 3.10.X series won't appear as an update

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: emerge latest in a certain version series of a package

2014-01-29 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 29/01/2014 21:37, Thanasis wrote: >> I only use Alan Cox, as an example; >> > I have no idea who the long-term kernel maintainer is now, but >> > historically it's been somebody with a vested interest, or >> > some poor-unappreciated sapimho. > Googling about kernel maintainer for long term

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: emerge latest in a certain version series of a package

2014-01-29 Thread Thanasis
on 01/29/2014 11:41 PM Alan McKinnon wrote the following: > On 29/01/2014 17:35, James wrote: >> Thanasis asyr.hopto.org> writes: >> >> >>> No, because as I said in a previous post, the matter is that when a >>> newer version 3.10.X is in the tree, and you do an update of the world >>> set, the ne

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: emerge latest in a certain version series of a package

2014-01-29 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 30/01/2014 00:14, Thanasis wrote: > on 01/29/2014 11:41 PM Alan McKinnon wrote the following: >> On 29/01/2014 17:35, James wrote: >>> Thanasis asyr.hopto.org> writes: >>> >>> No, because as I said in a previous post, the matter is that when a newer version 3.10.X is in the tree, and

[gentoo-user] xorg-server crashing, back to log-in screen

2014-01-29 Thread Joseph
After recent upgrade I've noticed my xorg-server is crashing, and sending me back to log-in screen on two of my computers. It happens mostly when when I click a tab in firefox or try to log-out. I'm using firefox-24.1.1 -- Joseph

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: xterms --featureRICH --suggestions?

2014-01-29 Thread Walter Dnes
On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 04:06:19PM +, James wrote > Walter Dnes waltdnes.org> writes: > > > In your bash profile (if you use bash), howsabout > > export PS1='[\h][\u][\w]' > > > Actually, I go for a fancy "technicolour prompt" > > export > > > > PS1='[\[\033[01;32m\]\h\[\033[00m\]][\[\03

Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-server crashing, back to log-in screen

2014-01-29 Thread Adam Carter
On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Joseph wrote: > After recent upgrade I've noticed my xorg-server is crashing, and sending > me back to log-in screen on two of my computers. > Did you remember to rebuild all the xorg drivers after the xorg-server update? emerge @x11-module-rebuild

Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-server crashing, back to log-in screen

2014-01-29 Thread Joseph
On 01/30/14 12:01, Adam Carter wrote: On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Joseph <[1]syscon...@gmail.com> wrote: After recent upgrade I've noticed my xorg-server is crashing, and sending me back to log-in screen on two of my computers. Did you remember to rebuild all the xorg driver

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Portage performance dropped considerably

2014-01-29 Thread hasufell
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/27/2014 02:06 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 27/01/2014 13:59, Tanstaafl wrote: >> On 2014-01-26 1:04 PM, hasufell wrote: >>> So, not sure where your optimism comes from. But... some devs >>> are interested in starting from scratch or picking up

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: emerge latest in a certain version series of a package

2014-01-29 Thread Mick
On Wednesday 29 Jan 2014 19:37:39 Thanasis wrote: > > Sometimes folks have to stay with a kernel series, because a vendor > > binary patch forces them into this situation. > > That's my case, ie Nvidia drivers for a relatively old hardware (AGP > Graphics). Wouldn't nouveau drivers overcome this