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| 9 | <sections> |
9 | <sections> |
| 10 | |
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| 11 | <abstract> |
11 | <abstract> |
| 12 | Gentoo provides software separated in several branches, depending on stability |
12 | Gentoo provides software separated in several branches, depending on stability |
| 13 | and architectural support. "Mixing Software Branches" inform you how these |
13 | and architectural support. "Mixing Software Branches" inform you how these |
| 14 | branches can be configured and how you can override this separation |
14 | branches can be configured and how you can override this separation |
| 15 | individually. |
15 | individually. |
| 16 | </abstract> |
16 | </abstract> |
| 17 | |
17 | |
| 18 | <version>1.7</version> |
18 | <version>1.8</version> |
| 19 | <date>2006-08-01</date> |
19 | <date>2010-05-14</date> |
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20 | |
| 21 | <section> |
21 | <section> |
| 22 | <title>Using One Branch</title> |
22 | <title>Using One Branch</title> |
| 23 | <subsection> |
23 | <subsection> |
| 24 | <title>The Stable Branch</title> |
24 | <title>The Stable Branch</title> |
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| 97 | <path>/etc/portage/package.keywords</path>. You can also create a directory |
97 | <path>/etc/portage/package.keywords</path>. You can also create a directory |
| 98 | (with the same name) and list the package in the files under that directory. |
98 | (with the same name) and list the package in the files under that directory. |
| 99 | For instance, to use the testing branch for <c>gnumeric</c>: |
99 | For instance, to use the testing branch for <c>gnumeric</c>: |
| 100 | </p> |
100 | </p> |
| 101 | |
101 | |
| 102 | <pre caption="/etc/portage/package.keywords setting for gnumeric, full line"> |
102 | <pre caption="/etc/portage/package.keywords setting for gnumeric"> |
| 103 | app-office/gnumeric ~x86 |
103 | app-office/gnumeric |
| 104 | </pre> |
104 | </pre> |
| 105 | |
105 | |
| 106 | </body> |
106 | </body> |
| 107 | </subsection> |
107 | </subsection> |
| 108 | <subsection> |
108 | <subsection> |
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| 125 | <p> |
125 | <p> |
| 126 | In the following example we ask Portage to accept gnumeric-1.2.13: |
126 | In the following example we ask Portage to accept gnumeric-1.2.13: |
| 127 | </p> |
127 | </p> |
| 128 | |
128 | |
| 129 | <pre caption="Enabling a particular gnumeric test version"> |
129 | <pre caption="Enabling a particular gnumeric test version"> |
| 130 | =app-office/gnumeric-1.2.13 ~x86 |
130 | =app-office/gnumeric-1.2.13 |
| 131 | </pre> |
131 | </pre> |
| 132 | |
132 | |
| 133 | </body> |
133 | </body> |
| 134 | </subsection> |
134 | </subsection> |
| 135 | </section> |
135 | </section> |
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| 137 | <title>Using Masked Packages</title> |
137 | <title>Using Masked Packages</title> |
| 138 | <subsection> |
138 | <subsection> |
| 139 | <title>The package.unmask location</title> |
139 | <title>The package.unmask location</title> |
| 140 | <body> |
140 | <body> |
| 141 | |
141 | |
| 142 | <p> |
142 | <impo> |
| 143 | The Gentoo developers do <b>not</b> support the use of this location. Please |
143 | The Gentoo developers do <b>not</b> support the use of this location. Please |
| 144 | exercise due caution when doing so. Support requests related to |
144 | exercise due caution when doing so. Support requests related to |
| 145 | <c>package.unmask</c> and/or <c>package.mask</c> will not be answered. You have |
145 | <c>package.unmask</c> and/or <c>package.mask</c> will not be answered. You have |
| 146 | been warned. |
146 | been warned. |
| 147 | </p> |
147 | </impo> |
| 148 | |
148 | |
| 149 | <p> |
149 | <p> |
| 150 | When a package has been masked by the Gentoo developers and you still want to |
150 | When a package has been masked by the Gentoo developers and you still want to |
| 151 | use it despite the reason mentioned in the <path>package.mask</path> file |
151 | use it despite the reason mentioned in the <path>package.mask</path> file |
| 152 | (situated in <path>/usr/portage/profiles</path> by default), add the |
152 | (situated in <path>/usr/portage/profiles</path> by default), add the |
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